McLeod’s private member’s bill on medical pot was common sense
KAMLOOPS — A private member’s bill sponsored by Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP Cathy McLeod went down in flames Wednesday but she has the satisfaction of raising a reasonable point.
McLeod’s Bill C-330, which she introduced last December, would have amended the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act to create regulations giving landlords more control over what goes on in their properties with respect to such drugs.
The production or sale of any controlled substance would have needed the written consent of the landlord. It relates to medical marijuana, not the upcoming legalization of recreational marijuana, and would have closed a gap in legislation.
There’s currently no requirement for approved medical marijuana users to get the consent of their landlords for producing their marijuana.