{
 "answer": "The Town of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec has 1 adopted bylaw on file: Règlement concernant les nuisances, la salubrité et la sécurité no 1878 (cannabis provisions), verified 2026-08-23.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-002653",
 "municipality": "Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Quebec",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "cannabis",
 "label": "Cannabis",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-23",
 "official_website": "https://www.sjsr.ca",
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   "title": "Règlement concernant les nuisances, la salubrité et la sécurité no 1878 (cannabis provisions)",
   "category": "cannabis",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2020-03-24",
   "document_url": "https://sjsr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/reglement-1878.pdf",
   "summary": "Bans smoking/vaping cannabis (including medical cannabis) in all public spaces -- streets, sidewalks, parking lots, parks, sports fields, playgrounds, bridges, bike paths -- mirroring the public-alcohol ban; allowed on private property or designated event zones. Fines $250 first offence / $500 subsequent, effective Oct 17, 2018.",
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   "captured_at": "2026-08-23T23:44:06+00:00",
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  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Cannabis - Sécurité et prévention",
   "category": "cannabis",
   "document_type": "other",
   "status": "n/a",
   "document_url": "https://sjsr.ca/police/securite-prevention/cannabis/",
   "summary": "City police-service explainer page describing the public cannabis-consumption ban and citing bylaw 1878 as its basis.",
   "discovered_by": "bigcity-depth",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-23",
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   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/fbf61859d406eabe9a2fb29cfee41344b848ec47c79c192b31999df45ed199fa.html",
   "link_dead": false,
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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/qc/saint-jean-sur-richelieu/cannabis/"
}