NCC tells major festivals to create designated areas for smoking cigarettes, pot

For the first time, patrons of Ottawa’s Jazzfest at Confederation Park will have a fenced-off area where they can smoke or vape … whether it’s tobacco or pot.
The change comes at the request of the National Capital Commission, which says it will ask organizers of all major events held on its land to create designated smoking areas.
The change comes as the city heads into the first summer festival season since the legalization of recreational marijuana in Canada.
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