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Recreational marijuana use became legal in Canada Wednesday, and the country’s universities have adopted different policies in response.
A number of institutions -- including Carleton and McGill Universities and the University of Calgary -- have issued policies or guidelines prohibiting the smoking or consumption of cannabis on their campuses. Some of the policies specify that accommodations will be made for individuals who have medial reasons for needing marijuana. Thompson Rivers University is prohibiting all nonmedicinal marijuana usage on its campuses.
Some institutions are adopting or building upon existing smoke-free campus policies that bar smoking or vaping of any kind in indoor and outdoor campus spaces. The University of Regina became a smoke-free campus Aug. 1 and says in an FAQ on its website that the policy extends to all kinds of smoking and vaping, including of marijuana. Among other institutions that have newly announced smoke-free campus policies prohibiting both tobacco and cannabis smoking are Durham College and the University of Ontario Institute of Technology, which share a campus, and Fanshawe College, where the new smoke-free policy will go into effect Nov. 1.
The University of Windsor said it will move toward becoming a smoke-free campus by 2020. In the meantime, individuals 19 years of age or older will be permitted to smoke cannabis in clearly marked designated smoking areas on the Windsor campus. Students in residence halls will not be permitted to smoke or cook cannabis in their rooms, kitchen or any common area.
Other campuses allowing cannabis smoking in designated smoking areas include MacEwan and Royal Roads Universities and the University of Alberta.
