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Voters will “punish” the federal Liberals who insist on allowing cannabis to be grown at home, Quebec cabinet ministers have warned.

The Trudeau government rejected a key amendment in Senate on Wednesday that would have allowed each province to regulate whether cannabis can be grown in private residences.

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The federal government wants to allow four pot plants per residence once cannabis is legal in Canada. Quebec is fiercely opposed and included a provision that forbids growing cannabis at home in its law, adopted by the National Assembly on Tuesday.

The Parti Québécois and the Coalition Avenir Québec voted against the law.

The minister responsible for for cannabis regulation in Quebec, Lucie Charlebois, says the federal Liberals “are going to get people talking.”

She also said that Quebec is ready to challenge the decision.

Jean-Marc Fournier, the minister responsible for Canadian relations, asked Ottawa to respect provincial jurisdiction. He said in the House that Quebec is completely disappointed with the federal government over the issue.

Fournier said Quebec would “remember” Ottawa’s lack of respect concerning cannabis.