Don't forget to mention the city's rational for this new by-law. It was enacted to put an end to all the cigarette butts in parks as a major reason.

The fact is that this is already covered by a by-law. It's called littering and faces a maximum fine of $2,000 as opposed to this $250 fine. The littering by-law exists with near zero enforcement. Somehow I doubt this will be much more enforced than the littering law.

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And if they really want to mention second hand smoke as a reason (one of the leading causes of death due to cancers) then they can't include "other weeds" aka marijuana as one of the banned smokables (they did) as it's smoke is not a carcinogen and does not cause cancer (though it can cause bronchitis). Further, even with the litter rational "other weeds" don't have filters. In fact, they're entirely organic and breakdown on their own (just like a cigarette without a filter would).

So, just mentioning that it's clearly not about litter (the rational to justify this) and it's not about second hand smoke (because pot doesn't cause cancer or any other illness 2nd hand). It could be about scent... but if it is then you MUST include purfumes (which can cause birth defects in regards to sexual development in males when pregnant women are exposed) and various foodstuffs that some are hypersensitive to.

In the end, it's clear that this by-law makes little to no sense and has no basis on fact but purely a tool to gain voter support.

FYI: I'm a non-smoker.