Seven in 10 Atlantic Canadians — 74 per cent of residents of Newfoundland and Labrador — support landlords having the right to alter current lease agreements to ban the smoking of marijuana in their buildings once legalized, according to the most recent survey conducted by Corporate Research Associates (CRA) Inc.
According to a news release, CRA states there has been considerable debate regarding whether landlords should have the right to alter current lease agreements to ban the smoking of marijuana in their buildings once it is legalized come July 1.
Lease agreements do not contain language concerning marijuana due to its current illegal status.
Overall, seven in 10 (72 per cent) of Atlantic Canadians support landlords having the right to alter current lease agreements to ban the smoking of marijuana, with just over four in 10 (44 per cent) of residents expressing complete support in this regard. Meanwhile, one-quarter (23 per cent) of residents oppose landlords having the right to alter current lease agreements for this reason.
Across Atlantic Canada, a notable majority of residents in Newfoundland and Labrador (74 per cent), Nova Scotia (73 per cent), Prince Edward Island (72 per cent), and New Brunswick (68 per cent) support landlords having the right to alter current lease agreements to ban the smoking of marijuana in their buildings, once legalized. Across the population, levels of support in this regard are elevated among residents with higher household incomes, and those with higher levels of education.
“There has been considerable debate recently regarding the rights of landlords relative to the smoking of marijuana in their buildings,” said Don Mills, Chairman and CEO of CRA. “The vast majority of the population clearly supports the right of landlords to amend current lease agreements to ban legalized marijuana smoking in their buildings.”
These results are part of the CRA Atlantic Quarterly, an independent, quarterly telephone survey of Atlantic Canadians, and are based on a telephone sample of 1,501 adult Atlantic Canadians, conducted from February 1 to 28, 2018, with overall results accurate to within ± 2.5 percentage points, 95 out of 100 times.
