Montreal wants power to decide where cannabis use can be banned

Montreal wants pot-smoking banned in public spaces where tobacco use is already forbidden — near playgrounds, for example.
And it also wants Quebec to give it the power to ban cannabis consumption temporarily in other places during special events, Mayor Valérie Plante told the Montreal Gazette on Thursday.
Under rules that came into effect in May 2016, smoking is prohibited in outdoor play areas aimed at children and on sports fields.
“We want to follow the same rules and byla