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Posted: Oct. 7, 2023 11:11AMThe B.C. Human Rights Tribunal recently ordered a Port Alberni pub to give a man $10,000 after they banned him from the establishment for rolling a joint during two occasions in 2019., the tribunal said the Ocean Marina Hotel discriminated against retired RCMP officer Robin Hayes when they banned him from the pub in May 2019.
He was told by staff that he could not roll a joint inside the pub unless it was in the bathroom, or he could come with the cannabis already prepared. BCHT member Amber Prince said in her decision that she appreciates that cannabis was only legal in Canada for about a year before the two incidents took place, but that customer’s supposed comfort levels aren’t enough to outweigh discrimination.Sign up for the CHEK Now daily email newsletter to get breaking news and the day's top stories sent to your email.
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