Canopy Growth is asking town council to relax the rules so it can allowing cannabis smoking and vaping at its plant, all in the name of research. 

The stakeholder consultation is set to conclude this week. Meanwhile, an advocacy group is pushing for an outright ban on flavoured vaping products.

The survey, conducted by the Lung Association of Nova Scotia and Smoke-Free Nova Scotia, found that respondents decreased vaping to five days per week from six, on average.

"We are seeing an increase in vaping amongst young people, " UBCO assistant professor Laura Struik told Global News.

Participants who smoked both cigarettes and e-cigarettes were between five and seven times more likely to contract the virus.

Advertising of vapour products is also banned in places that youth can access, hear or see advertisements, such as in bus shelters or parks.

The rules mean most of the products can now only be sold at specialty vape and cannabis retail stores, which serve customers 19 and older.

The restrictions will limit the sale of specific flavours and concentrations of vapes to specialty retail stores and licensed cannabis retailers.

Bill 19 proposes stores not be allowed to sell e-cigarette products to youth and that displays would be restricted in the same way they are for cigarettes.

Quebec Public Health director Dr. Horacio Arruda said it's important to get the message across — especially to youth — that "smoking isn't cool."