VICTORIA — British Columbia has released results of public engagement on the possible approval of cannabis consumption spaces, such as at special events or businesses where marijuana is available for sale.
The report, produced by the Ministry of Public Safety to inform a decision on consumption spaces, shows most respondents who use cannabis like the idea, while there’s opposition from those who don’t.
It says there may be at least 750,000 people in B.C. interested in visiting a cannabis consumption space, based on the engagement and a 2021 survey that estimated 1.4 million residents used the drug in the previous year.
But responses from public health and safety stakeholders showed concerns that both cannabis and alcohol might be purchased and consumed at the same locations, along with the potential risk of impaired driving.
The report shows 61 per cent of 730 people randomly selected for a telephone
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