In prevision of the legalization of cannabis, which will become
effective on July 1, 2018, provinces had to provide the legal frame
to be respected by individuals and companies. Quebec's Bill 157
(An Act to constitute the Société
québécoise du cannabis, to enact the Cannabis
Regulation Act and to amend various highway safety-related
provisions), (the bill), enacts the Cannabis Regulation
Act, which provides notably different limitations in regards
to the possession and growing of cannabis for personal use.
However, the bill fails to provide any clear guidance regarding
the consumption of cannabis in the workplace, leaving a path filled
with unanswered questions for employers throughout the province.
The only two clear prohibitions applicable to the workplace relate
to the fact that smoking cannabis is synchronized with the
prohibition regarding the smoking of cigarettes and complete
prohibition of driving a vehicle under the influence of
cannabis.
