RMA and AUMA recently hosted the second half of a two-part webinar series on cannabis and public health with the following speakers:
- Jason Cabaj, Alberta Health Services
- Michelle Fry, Alberta Health Services
- Colton Kirsop, City of Edmonton
- Kayla Atkey, Alberta Policy Coalition for Chronic Disease Prevention
This webinar provided recommendations for land use, zoning, and business licensing by-law development. Topics included: separation distances, density, numbers of stores, co-location, hours of operation, advertising, signage, and business license application processes.
You can access the recording and the presentation for the webinar, as well as the Cannabis Information Package for Municipalities developed by Alberta Health Services. You can visit the City of Edmonton’s Cannabis Legalization webpage for more information on Edmonton’s approach to regulating recreational cannabis. You can also visit the RMA’s Planning for Cannabis page for more information on other municipality’s approaches to regulating cannabis by clicking here.
If you missed the first webinar in our Cannabis and Public Health series– Regulating Public Consumption, you can view a recording or download the presentation.
For enquiries, please contact:
Chelsea Parent
Policy Analyst
chelsea@RMAlberta.com
Tasha Blumenthal
Director of External Relations & Advocacy
tasha@RMAlberta.com