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The southern Alberta town that drew attention for a 2015 bylaw proposing fines for offences including yelling, spitting, loitering and swearing in public is now looking to repeal a federal bill to legalize marijuana.

In a resolution destined for the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association’s convention this month, the town is seeking support to lobby the federal government to repeal Bill C-45.

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The resolution states that the legislation does not adequately outline the powers provincial and municipal governments will have in enforcing the consumption and possession of marijuana in their boundaries, and that it does not provide sufficient preventive measures from young people buying, possessing or consuming cannabis.

The proposal also states that the short timeline for municipalities to create regulations “may not be sufficient to create policies and regulatory strategies by July 1, 2018,” and that “the impact of Bill C-45 will result in increased operating expenditures for municipalities to enforce a new suite of regulations.”