Medical marijuana users steamed by ban after Liberal U-turn

Medical marijuana users are hopping mad about Ontario’s new curbs on toking and vaping for medicinal purposes.

As first disclosed by the Star, Premier Kathleen Wynne’s government is banning the use of cannabis in all enclosed public places, workplaces and most outdoor areas.

Queen’s Park is also moving to treat e-cigarettes as it does tobacco.

“We have made a determination that smoking — whatever it is, whether it’s vaping, whether it’s medical marijuana, whether it’s cigarettes — there should be restrictions on that,” Wynne said in the rain at a muddy construction site on the Eglinton Crosstown line on Thursday.

She told reporters the government made the right decision and is prepared to defend it if the ban is challenged in the courts.

“That’s a possibility I suppose, but I think it’s pretty commonsensical that, if you’re not allowed

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