Ontario pot consumption bill passes allowing toking where smoking permitted

Ontario passed its cannabis legislation Wednesday, firmly establishing the right to smoke marijuana in public in the province hours after recreational use of drug became legal across Canada.
The Progressive Conservative government’s bill changing previously established regulations on where recreational pot can be used was put to a final vote around 4:40 p.m. after closing statements from legislators, with 69 voting in favour and 41 against.
“It’s a historic day,” Finance