The MP for the Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo riding is not overly optimistic heading into Wednesday’s vote on her private member’s bill concerning landlords and medicinal marijuana home grows, but she hopes it’s the start of a conversation.

“I’m not anticipating support in terms of the vote from the Liberals,” Cathy McLeod told KTW. “But if they’re not willing to support this, then I think they need to be held accountable.”

McLeod’s bill would give rights to landlords who currently have little to no say on whether Health Canada-approved medicinal marijuana users grow pot plants in their homes.

“My bill is quite simple,” McLeod said. “It says the government needs to make regulations to require landlords’ consent. Some of them are finding their investments are being destroyed.”

Medicinal marijuana is a separate issue from the pending legalization of recreational cannabis, under which users are expected to be able to grow a maximum of four plants at home.

Medicinal users, McLeod said, can be authorized to grow up to 100 plants or more.

Even if the bill fails to pass, an outcome McLeod is anticipating, the issue remains an important one, she said.

“I think this issue, hopefully the provinces let the federal government know this is a problem,” she said.

“Yes, people need access to medical marijuana. But I think landlords need to be able to have some say over what happens in their homes.”