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 "municipality_id": "gx-000344",
 "municipality": "Medicine Hat",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "cannabis",
 "label": "Cannabis",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-08",
 "official_website": "http://www.medicinehat.ca",
 "documents": [
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Outdoor Smoking and Vaping Bylaw No. 4136 (consolidated 2023)",
   "category": "cannabis",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2023-03-07",
   "document_url": "https://www.medicinehat.ca/media/ishnwknm/4136.pdf",
   "summary": "Prohibits smoking, vaping, and cannabis consumption in outdoor public places within the City of Medicine Hat; consolidated March 7, 2023.",
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   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/6b687f1dbff579b6ca00cdb70e72dcc2aff8e4eb8d28026f661d2fab20e0a031.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "public_consumption": "Prohibited in Outdoor Public Places unless Temporary Designated Area; prohibited within 5.0 m of boundaries.",
    "fine_range": "Not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 first offence; Not less than $200 nor more than $2,000 subsequent."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "public_consumption": "s. 3; s. 3.1",
    "fine_range": "s. 8"
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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/medicine-hat/cannabis/"
}