Cannabis across Alberta
Is cannabis retail allowed? Where can it be sold or consumed?
84 of 322 municipalities in Alberta have an adopted bylaw on cannabis on file. Each row links the municipality's answer page and, where transcribed, the full text of the document.
| Municipality | Adopted document | Key facts | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airdrie City |
Cannabis Consumption Bylaw B-26/2018 consolidation | public consumption: Prohibited within City unless at Private Residence, designated Cannabis Consumption Site per Schedule A, or private special events per Section 4. · fines: Individuals up to $1,000 ($5,000 subsequent); Corporations up to $10,000. Specified Penalty: Individual $250, Corporation $1,000. | 2026-06-08 |
| Alliance Village |
2018-09 Cannabis Bylaw | where allowed: 200 metre separation required from schools, reserves, health care facilities · public consumption: Prohibited in any public space · fines: not more than Ten Thousand ($10,000.00) Dollars; Schedule A $250.00, $500.00 | 2026-06-08 |
| Barnwell Village |
Bylaw 06-18 Cannabis Non-Smoking Bylaw | public consumption: No person may smoke, consume or use Cannabis in a Public Premises, Public Park or Workplace in the Village of Barnwell · fines: 1st offence - $250, 2nd offence - $500, 3rd and all subsequent Offences - $750 | 2026-06-08 |
| Barons Village |
Cannabis Use in Public Areas Bylaw (Bylaw 709) | — | 2026-06-08 |
| Bashaw Town |
786-2018 Cannabis Control Bylaw | public consumption: No person shall smoke, vape, or consume cannabis in any public place. · fines: Not more than Ten Thousand ($10,000.00) Dollars; Schedule A: $250.00 1st, $500.00 2nd/subsequent | 2026-06-08 |
| Beaumont City |
Community Standards Bylaw No. 1024-22
adopted 2022-10-25 |
— | 2026-08-23 |
| Beaverlodge Town |
Cannabis Consumption in Public Places Bylaw No. 972-1 (Revised) | public consumption: Prohibited in any public place. Medical cannabis users exempt. · fines: $250 Minimum Penalty; $500 Specified Penalty | 2026-06-08 |
| Beiseker Village |
Bylaw 2026-09 Cannabis Consumption Rescinds Bylaw 2018-05 | public consumption: Prohibited in Public Places and Municipal Property; temporary areas may be designated. · fines: $40.00, $60.00, $100.00, $150.00 depending on offence and timing. | 2026-06-08 |
| Betula Beach Summer Village |
Bylaw #4-2018 - Cannabis | — | 2026-06-08 |
| Bondiss Summer Village |
Cannabis Bylaw No. 04-18 | public consumption: A person must not smoke, vape or consume cannabis in any public place · fines: $100 Minimum Penalty, $1,000 Specified Penalty | 2026-06-08 |
| Bonnyville Town |
Cannabis Regulations Amending Bylaw No. 1472-18 | — | 2026-06-08 |
| Brooks City |
Community Standards Bylaw No. 21/16
adopted 2021-09-20 |
— | 2026-08-23 |
| Calgary City |
Cannabis Consumption Bylaw 24M2018
adopted 2018-04-05 |
where allowed: Cannabis use permitted only on private property; prohibited in all public places. · public consumption: Recreational cannabis consumption in any form prohibited in all public places; medical cannabis exempt. · fines: $100 ticket | 2026-06-08 |
| Cardston Town |
Bylaw 1673 Cannabis Control Bylaw | public consumption: No person shall smoke, vape, or consume cannabis in any public place. Medical exemption applies. · fines: Not more than $10,000.00. Schedule A: $250.00 1st offence, $500.00 subsequent. | 2026-06-08 |
| Chestermere City |
Bylaw 017-18 – Cannabis Consumption Bylaw | public consumption: Prohibited in public places. Medical users exempt from this bylaw but restricted by other acts. · fines: Fine not exceeding $10,000.00. Schedule A minimum $250.00, specified $500.00. | 2026-06-08 |
| Claresholm Town |
Cannabis Consumption Bylaw #1654
+1 more adopted 2018-10-22 |
public consumption: No person shall smoke, vape, or consume cannabis in any public place. · fines: Not more than Ten Thousand ($10,000.00) Dollars; Schedule A min $250.00 1st, $500.00 · retail permitted: True | 2026-06-08 |
| Clear Hills County Municipal District |
Cannabis Consumption Bylaw No. 235-18
adopted 2018-10-23 |
public consumption: Prohibited in any public place. | 2026-06-08 |
| Clive Village |
Cannabis Consumption Bylaw #527-18 | public consumption: Prohibited in public places. Allowed at permitted special events in designated areas. · fines: $250 1ST Offence, $500 2nd Offence, $1,000 3rd and Subsequent Offences | 2026-06-08 |
| Coaldale Town |
Cannabis Consumption Bylaw
adopted 2021-10-12 |
public consumption: Restrict the consumption of cannabis in public places | 2026-06-08 |
| Coalhurst Town |
Cannabis Consumption Bylaw | — | 2026-06-08 |
| Cold Lake City |
627-PL-18, Cannabis Use Bylaw | public consumption: A person must not Smoke, Vape or consume Cannabis in any Public Place. · fines: no more than $300 and no less than $100 | 2026-06-08 |
| Crystal Springs Summer Village |
Consumption of Cannabis in Public Places Bylaw | — | 2026-06-08 |
| Duchess Village |
Cannabis Consumption Bylaw 475-18 | public consumption: Prohibited in any public place. Exemption for special events with Council permit. · fines: Not more than Ten thousand ($10,000) Dollars. Schedule "A": $125.00, $250.00, $500.00 | 2026-06-08 |
| Edgerton Village |
Bylaw 05-18 Restrict the Consumption of Cannabis in Public | public consumption: Must not smoke, vape or consume cannabis in any public place | 2026-06-08 |
| Edmonton City |
Public Spaces Bylaw 20700
adopted 2025-02-25 |
— | 2026-08-23 |
| Edson Town |
Cannabis Consumption Bylaw | — | 2026-06-08 |
| Falher Town |
Cannabis Consumption Bylaw | public consumption: A person must not smoke or vape or consume cannabis in any public place · fines: $250.00 Specified Penalty, $150.00 Minimum Penalty | 2026-06-08 |
| Flagstaff County Municipal District |
Consumption of Cannabis in Public Places | public consumption: Prohibited in any public place, except for persons entitled to possess cannabis pursuant to a medical document. · fines: Not less than Schedule "A" (200, 400); not exceeding $10,000.00. | 2026-06-08 |
| Foothills County Municipal District |
Consumption of Cannabis in Public Places Bylaw 43/2018
adopted 2018-01-01 |
public consumption: A person must not smoke, vape or consume cannabis in any Public Place. · fines: $250.00 | 2026-06-08 |
| Fort Saskatchewan City |
Smoking Bylaw No. C17-18
adopted 2018-09-25 |
— | 2026-08-23 |
| Gull Lake Summer Village |
Cannabis Bylaw | public consumption: A person must not smoke, vape or consume cannabis in any public place. · fines: $250.00 | 2026-06-08 |
| Hanna Town |
Cannabis Consumption Bylaw | where allowed: Plants must be contained on property away from public access in secure structure or fence. · public consumption: Prohibited in any public place within Town limits. Exceptions for medical users and permitted special events. · fines: Individual not exceeding $1,000.00 ($5,000.00 subsequent); Corporation not exceeding $10,000.00. | 2026-06-08 |
| Heisler Village |
Bylaw 514-18 (Consumption of Cannabis in Public Places) | — | 2026-06-08 |
| High Level Town |
Regulated Substances Bylaw 992-19
adopted 2019-11-15 |
public consumption: No person shall consume cannabis in any public place; permit may be granted by CAO. · fines: $115.00 (1st) / $300.00 (2nd) for consumption; up to $500–$5,000 on summary conviction | 2026-06-08 |
| High Prairie Town |
Bylaw 09-2020 Cannabis Consumption in Public Places | public consumption: Prohibited in any public place within Town limits. · fines: First offence $150.00; Second and subsequent offences $250.00. | 2026-06-08 |
| Hinton Town |
Cannabis Consumption Bylaw 1125 | public consumption: Prohibited in Public Places, Workplaces, Public Transportation Vehicles, private motor vehicles. Traditional Pipe Ceremonies exempt. · fines: Not exceeding $10,000; Schedule A specifies $400.00. | 2026-06-08 |
| Irricana Town |
Cannabis Consumption Bylaw 016:2018
adopted 2018-10-15 |
retail permitted: True · public consumption: Prohibited in public areas including parks and sidewalks. Permitted in designated smoking areas, campers, tents, or closed vehicles. | 2026-06-08 |
| Lacombe City |
Cannabis and Tobacco Consumption Bylaw No. 461
adopted 2018-09-24 |
public consumption: No person shall Smoke, Vape, or consume Cannabis in any Public Place. · fines: 1st Offence: $250; 2nd Offence: $500; 3rd and Subsequent Offences: $1,000 | 2026-08-23 |
| Lakeview Summer Village |
Bylaw 4-2018 Cannabis in Public Bylaw | — | 2026-06-08 |
| Leduc County Municipal District |
Bylaw 01-19: Consumption of Cannabis in Public Spaces | public consumption: Prohibited in Public Places within Edmonton International Airport boundaries; exemptions may be designated. · fines: $287 for consumption offence; $500 for obstruction. | 2026-06-08 |
| Longview Village |
Bylaw 415-18 — Consumption of Cannabis | public consumption: Prohibited in public places. Exemptions for medical users and permitted special events in designated areas. · fines: $250.00 first offence, $500.00 subsequent; max $10,000.00 on summary conviction. | 2026-06-08 |
| Lougheed Village |
Tobacco Cannabis Bylaw No. 779-18 | public consumption: Prohibited in any public space. · fines: Max $10,000.00; Schedule A: $250.00 1st, $500.00 2nd. | 2026-06-08 |
| Manning Town |
Bylaw 860-18 Consumption of Cannabis in a Public Area | public consumption: Shall not smoke or vape cannabis in any public place · fines: $50 minimum, $100 specified | 2026-06-08 |
| Medicine Hat City |
Outdoor Smoking and Vaping Bylaw No. 4136 (consolidated 2023)
adopted 2023-03-07 |
public consumption: Prohibited in Outdoor Public Places unless Temporary Designated Area; prohibited within 5.0 m of boundaries. · fines: Not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 first offence; Not less than $200 nor more than $2,000 subsequent. | 2026-06-08 |
| Milk River Town |
1048 Cannabis Consumption Bylaw | public consumption: Prohibited to smoke, vape, or consume cannabis in any public place. | 2026-06-08 |
| Morrin Village |
Consumption of Cannabis in Public Places Bylaw No. 362 | public consumption: Prohibited in public places unless in designated area. | 2026-06-08 |
| Municipal District of Bonnyville No. 87 Municipal District |
Bylaw No. 1704 — Regulate Public Cannabis Consumption in M.D. of Bonnyville | — | 2026-06-08 |
| Municipal District of Peace No. 135 Municipal District |
Cannabis Definitions Bylaw
+1 more |
— | 2026-06-08 |
| Municipal District of Pincher Creek No. 9 Municipal District |
Bylaw 1291-18 Cannabis Update
adopted 2019-02-12 |
retail permitted: True · where allowed: Retail: Direct Control District. Production: Agriculture-A, HGIW, MHRI, WFI districts. 200 metre restrictions apply. | 2026-06-08 |
| Municipality of Jasper Specialized Municipality |
Cannabis Consumption Bylaw | public consumption: Prohibited in Public Places; exemptions for medical users and Council designated areas. · fines: $100.00; reduced to $50.00 if paid prior to due date; max $100.00. | 2026-06-08 |
| Okotoks Town |
Cannabis Consumption Bylaw 33-18 | public consumption: No person shall smoke, vape, or consume cannabis in any public place · fines: not more than Ten Thousand 10, 000. 00) Dollars; Schedule "A": 250. 00, 500. 00 | 2026-06-08 |
| Olds Town |
Cannabis Consumption Bylaw No. 2018-40
adopted 2018-10-22 |
— | 2026-06-08 |
| Onoway Town |
750-18 Cannabis Consumption Bylaw | public consumption: must not smoke, attempt to smoke, vape or consume what appears to be cannabis in any public place within town limits · fines: $287.00, $500.00; not exceeding $10,000 | 2026-06-08 |
| Picture Butte Town |
Cannabis Consumption Bylaw No. 875-18 | public consumption: A person must not Smoke, Vape or consume Cannabis in any Public Place. · fines: $50 minimum; $200 specified; subsequent offences within one year increase by $100 per offence | 2026-06-08 |
| Pincher Creek Town |
Cannabis Consumption Bylaw (1623-18) | public consumption: Prohibited in public places, except for medical purposes, permitted events, or designated areas. · fines: Minimum $50, Specified $100 | 2026-06-08 |
| Rainbow Lake Town |
[2018-04] Cannabis Bylaw
+1 more adopted 2018-10-01 |
public consumption: Prohibited to smoke or vape in public place; medical users not subject. · fines: Specified $250.00, $400.00, $700.00; Minimum $150.00, $300.00, $600.00 | 2026-06-08 |
| Raymond Town |
Bylaw #1063-18 Cannabis Consumption | public consumption: A person must not smoke, vape or consume cannabis in any public place. · fines: $50 minimum, $250 specified | 2026-06-08 |
| Redcliff Town |
Federal Cannabis Legalization Bylaw No. 1860/2018
adopted 2018-05-14 |
retail permitted: True · where allowed: Cannabis Retail Store Overlay covering I1, C3, C2, C-HWY districts; 100m setback from schools, health facilities, parks, daycares, payday lenders. Production in I1, I2, or UR north of Trans-Canada; same 100m setbacks. | 2026-06-08 |
| Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo Specialized Municipality |
Smoking and Vaping Bylaw No. 18/022
adopted 2018-01-01 |
public consumption: Consumption of Cannabis in any form including smoking or vaping is prohibited in a public place. · fines: Specified fine $250.00 per occurrence; summary conviction fine not exceeding $10,000.00. | 2026-06-08 |
| Rocky Mountain House Town |
Cannabis and Tobacco Consumption Bylaw 2018/35V | public consumption: Permitted in Public Places; must be 5 metres from doorways, windows, air intakes, parks, playgrounds, and town facilities. · fines: not less than $200.00 and not more than $10,000.00; Schedule A lists $250.00, $500.00, $1000.00 | 2026-06-08 |
| Rocky View County Municipal District |
Cannabis Consumption Bylaw | public consumption: Prohibited in all public places, parks, municipal reserves, and at events except indoors in a private residence. · fines: Specified penalty $100, minimum $50; maximum upon conviction $10,000 or imprisonment up to one year | 2026-06-08 |
| Rosemary Village |
Bylaw 465-18 Tobacco & Cannabis | public consumption: use or consumption of cannabis in any public space is prohibited · fines: fine of not more than Ten Thousand ($10,000.00) Dollars | 2026-06-08 |
| Ross Haven Summer Village |
Bylaw-277-2018 Cannabis Use | retail permitted: True · where allowed: Not in Residential, Park, Semi-Public; 100m from schools/healthcare (retail) or residential (production). | 2026-06-08 |
| Sandy Beach Summer Village |
Amend Land Use Bylaw 02-2012 — Cannabis Bylaw 04-2018 | retail permitted: True · where allowed: Retail in C1 Commercial District; Production in UR Urban Reserve District. 100 metres (328 feet) from schools, health care, residential. | 2026-06-08 |
| Seba Beach Summer Village |
Bylaw 4-2018 Cannabis Consumption | — | 2026-06-08 |
| Spirit River Town |
Bylaw No. 960 – Cannabis Consumption Bylaw | — | 2026-06-08 |
| Spring Lake Village |
Bylaw No. 367 Consumption of Cannabis in Public Places 2018 | — | 2026-06-08 |
| Spruce Grove City |
Land Use Bylaw No. C-824-12 (consolidated, current version) — cannabis retail provisions
+1 more adopted 2018-07-18 |
— | 2026-08-23 |
| St. Albert City |
Cannabis Consumption Bylaw 30/2018 | public consumption: no person may Smoke or consume Cannabis in a Public Place. Section 7 does not apply to a Private Living Accommodation. · fines: to a specified fine of $250.00; or on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding $10,000.00 | 2026-06-08 |
| Standard Village |
Bylaw 2018-5 – Cannabis Land Use Bylaw | retail permitted: True | 2026-06-08 |
| Stirling Village |
Bylaw 477 – Consumption of Cannabis in Public Spaces Bylaw | public consumption: A person must not smoke, vape or consume cannabis in any public place. · fines: $250 1st offence, $500 2nd offence | 2026-06-08 |
| Stony Plain Town |
Cannabis Consumption Bylaw | public consumption: must not Smoke, attempt to Smoke, Vape or consume Cannabis in any Public Place within Town Limits · fines: liable to a fine in an amount not less than that established by Schedule A of this Bylaw, and not exceeding $10, 000 | 2026-06-08 |
| Sundance Beach Summer Village |
Tobacco Products & Cannabis Bylaw #2020-11 | public consumption: No person shall Consume, Smoke, or Vape Tobacco Products or Cannabis in any Public Place. · fines: not less than the amount established in this section and not more than $10,000; $200 for any offence | 2026-06-08 |
| Swan Hills Town |
Community Standards Bylaw to include Cannabis (2018-06)
+1 more adopted 2018-10-24 |
public consumption: Prohibited on road right of way, sidewalk, pedestrian walkway, park, recreation facility, or where smoking prohibited by public sign. · fines: $200.00 · retail permitted: True | 2026-06-08 |
| Thorhild County Municipal District |
Consumption of Cannabis Bylaw 33-2018 | public consumption: Prohibited in any Public Place. Medical smoking/vaping also prohibited. · fines: $500.00 1St Offence; $1000.00 2nd/Subsequent Offences | 2026-06-08 |
| Tofield Town |
Bylaw 1313 – Smoking, Vaping & Consumption of Cannabis | public consumption: Prohibited in listed public places including parks, schools, workplaces, public buildings, restaurants, and entrances/exits thereto. · fines: $250.00 per occurrence; max $10,000.00 on summary conviction. | 2026-06-08 |
| Val Quentin Summer Village |
Bylaw 266-18 Cannabis Public Places Bylaw
adopted 2018-09-19 |
public consumption: Establishment of 'no smoking areas' for cannabis related products in public places. | 2026-06-08 |
| Vauxhall Town |
Cannabis Consumption Bylaw No. 930-18
adopted 2018-10-16 |
public consumption: A person must not smoke, vape or consume cannabis in public place. · fines: Minimum Penalty $50, Specified Penalty $100 | 2026-06-08 |
| Veteran Village |
#530-18 Land Use Bylaw Amendment – Cannabis
adopted 2018-07-24 |
retail permitted: True · where allowed: Central Commercial (C1), General Commercial (C2), Section 25; 200 metres from schools, reserves, health care facilities. | 2026-06-08 |
| Viking Town |
Land Use Amendment Cannabis Bylaw 2018-669 | retail permitted: True · where allowed: Central Commercial District C1. Not within 200 metres of schools, health care, public assembly, daycare, or other cannabis retail. | 2026-06-08 |
| Vilna Village |
Cannabis Consumption Bylaw #540-18
adopted 2018-09-17 |
public consumption: A person must not smoke, vape or consume cannabis in any public place. · fines: $100.00 Minimum Penalty, $300.00 Specified Penalty | 2026-06-08 |
| Wainwright Town |
Cannabis Consumption; Bylaw 2018-09 | public consumption: Must not smoke, vape or consume cannabis in any public place · fines: Minimum Penalty $100, Specified Penalty $300 | 2026-06-08 |
| Wembley Town |
Cannabis Consumption Bylaw 712 | public consumption: A person must not Use Cannabis in any Public Place. · fines: $100.00, $250.00 | 2026-06-08 |
| Wetaskiwin City |
Community Standards Bylaw No. 2069-24 - Cannabis Smoking Restrictions (Part 28)
+1 more adopted 2024-04-22 |
— | 2026-08-23 |
Nothing on file for cannabis
Absence here is explicit, not a gap: each municipality below was checked, and its status says why there is no document.
Other bylaws on file, none on this topic (232) — Acme, Alberta Beach, Alix, Amisk, Andrew, Argentia Beach, Arrowwood, Athabasca, Athabasca County, Banff, Barrhead, Bassano, Beaver County, Bentley, Berwyn, Big Lakes County, Big Valley, Birch Cove, Birch Hills County, Birchcliff, Bittern Lake, Blackfalds, Bon Accord, Bonnyville Beach, Bow Island, Bowden, Boyle, Brazeau County, Bruderheim, Burnstick Lake, Calmar, Camrose, Camrose County, Canmore, Carbon, Cardston County, Carmangay, Carstairs, Castle Island, Castor, Champion, Chauvin, Chipman, Clearwater County, Clyde, Cochrane, Consort, Coronation, County of Barrhead No. 11, County of Forty Mile No. 8, County of Grande Prairie No. 1, County of Minburn No. 27, County of Northern Lights, County of Paintearth No. 18, County of St. Paul No. 19, County of Stettler No. 6, County of Two Hills No. 21, County of Vermilion River, County of Warner No. 5, County of Wetaskiwin No. 10, Coutts, Cowley, Cremona, Crossfield, Cypress County, Czar, Daysland, Delburne, Delia, Devon, Diamond Valley, Didsbury, Donalda, Donnelly, Drayton Valley, Drumheller, Eckville, Edberg, Elk Point, Elnora, Empress, Fairview, Foremost, Forestburg, Fort Macleod, Fox Creek, Ghost Lake, Gibbons, Girouxville, Glendon, Glenwood, Golden Days, Grande Prairie, Grandview, Grimshaw, Half Moon Bay, Hardisty, Hay Lakes, High River, Hill Spring, Hines Creek, Holden, Horseshoe Bay, Hughenden, Hussar, Innisfail, Innisfree, Irma, Island Lake, Island Lake South, Itaska Beach, Jarvis Bay, Kapasiwin, Killam, Kitscoty, Kneehill County, Lac La Biche County, Lac Ste. Anne County, Lacombe County, Lamont, Lamont County, Larkspur, Leduc, Legal, Lethbridge, Lethbridge County, Linden, Lloydminster, Lomond, Ma-Me-O Beach, Mackenzie County, Magrath, Mannville, Marwayne, Mayerthorpe, McLennan, Mewatha Beach, Millet, Milo, Morinville, Mountain View County, Mundare, Municipal District of Acadia No. 34, Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8, Municipal District of Fairview No. 136, Municipal District of Greenview No. 16, Municipal District of Lesser Slave River No. 124, Municipal District of Opportunity No. 17, Municipal District of Provost No. 52, Municipal District of Ranchland No. 66, Municipal District of Smoky River No. 130, Municipal District of Spirit River No. 133, Municipal District of Wainwright No. 61, Municipal District of Willow Creek No. 26, Munson, Myrnam, Nakamun Park, Nampa, Nanton, Nobleford, Norglenwold, Norris Beach, Northern Sunrise County, Oyen, Paradise Valley, Parkland Beach, Parkland County, Peace River, Pelican Narrows, Penhold, Point Alison, Ponoka, Ponoka County, Poplar Bay, Provost, Red Deer, Red Deer County, Redwater, Rimbey, Rochon Sands, Rockyford, Rosalind, Rycroft, Ryley, Saddle Hills County, Sedgewick, Sexsmith, Silver Beach, Silver Sands, Slave Lake, Smoky Lake, Smoky Lake County, South Baptiste, South View, St. Paul, Starland County, Stavely, Stettler, Strathcona County, Strathmore, Sturgeon County, Sunbreaker Cove, Sundre, Sunrise Beach, Sunset Beach, Sunset Point, Sylvan Lake, Taber, Thorsby, Three Hills, Trochu, Two Hills, Valleyview, Vegreville, Vermilion, Vulcan County, Waiparous, Warburg, Warner, Waskatenau, West Baptiste, West Cove, Westlock, Westlock County, Wheatland County, Whispering Hills, White Sands, Whitecourt, Woodlands County, Yellowhead County, Yellowstone, Youngstown.
No bylaws published online (4, verified negatives) — Bawlf, Breton, County of Newell, Municipal District of Taber.
Unconfirmed (2, leads but nothing verified) — Municipality of Crowsnest Pass, Vulcan.