Episode 29 - Cannabis Legislation and How it Affects Ontario Festivals and Events

FEO-ON-THE-AIR

It is the most talked about issue facing Festival and Event organizers in Ontario. How will Cannabis Legislation affect my Festival or Event when it passes on October 17, 2018? Dave MacNeil hosts a roundtable discussion with special guests Mark Crowell; Inspector Waterloo Regional Police Service, Richard Anderson; Executive Director of Smart Serve Ontario and Shanna Munro; CEO Restaurants Canada. According to the new PC Provincial Government, Ontario residents will be permitted to smoke recreational Cannabis wherever the smoking of tobacco is permitted, this is in stark contrast to the original proposal by the Liberal Government to confine smoking to private residences. This sudden change has thrown things into a tailspin as Restaurants, Businesses, Event Organizers and Festivals scramble to learn how this new law affects them starting October 17, 2018. To learn more about this new legislation you can visit the following websites: www.smartserve.ca www.restaurantscanada.org www.wrps.on.ca If you're an FEO member and you'd like your services, festival or event highlighted to our members and the world, please give us a call, we would love to share your story. Contact Dave MacNeil at 519-742-2226 or through email [e-mail].