Will pot push out tobacco? Edmonton divided on proposed smoking ban

Edmonton’s new tobacco and cannabis smoking rules are heading back to a city council committee Wednesday with public opinion clearly divided.
While a majority business owners would embrace a decision to effectively ban public smoking on large parts of Whyte Avenue and 124 Street, others said that’s simply not fair. The rules would ban the smoking of tobacco, cannabis or any substance within 10 metres of a door, window or bus stop.
“It seems that the cigarette smokers are now su