Countries and states 4 files
consumption 3 → 5
segments › consumptionPrivate use and some outdoor public smoking or vaping are allowed. Tobacco-free places, state parks, beaches and waters are excluded; towns may restrict or designateimpose additional public areas-use restrictions.[@4]
sourcesConnecticut government — Where can I use cannabis?
3 unchanged
answers › public › answerlimited
answers › public › textAllowed in some outdoor public places; tobacco restrictions and local rules apply
Minnesota countries/us/mn.yaml
consumption 3 → 5
segments › consumptionPrivate propertyAdults may use cannabis privately and at licensed venues or events; not insome outdoor public use is allowed, subject to local ordinances. Smoking bans, vehicles or, schools, federal property, and places where smoking is bannedminors could inhale smoke or vapour are excluded.[@2]
sourcesMinnesota Office of Cannabis Management — Adult-use cannabis, where cannabis can be used
1 unchanged
answers › public › answerlimited
answers › public › textAllowed in some outdoor public places; tobacco restrictions and local rules apply
consumption 4 → 5
segments › consumptionGenerally treated likeSmoking or vaping is allowed in some public places where tobacco smoking is permitted, subject to local restrictionsrules. School grounds, public transport, correctional and treatment facilities, and smoke exposure that significantly harms children are excluded.[@3]
sourcesRhode Island General Laws — section 21-28.11-29, prohibited activities
2 unchanged
answers › public › answerlimited
answers › public › textAllowed in some outdoor public places; tobacco restrictions and local rules apply
segments › consumption › textEven in legalState and local rules vary. Many states confine use is almost always confined to private property; or licensed lounges. Connecticut, Rhode Island and Minnesota permit some outdoor public consumption is a ticketable offencesmoking, landlordssubject to tobacco restrictions, specific excluded locations and hotels can ban itlocal ordinances.[@ctpublic,ripublic,mnpublic] Federal property remains off-limits, and it is prohibited on all federal landlandlords or hotels can restrict smoking. Only a few states license consumption lounges.[@norml,ncsl]
segments › consumption › sourcesctpublic, ripublic, mnpublic, norml, ncsl
sourcesMinnesota Office of Cannabis Management — Adult-use cannabis
Rhode Island General Laws — section 21-28.11-29
Connecticut government — Where can I use cannabis?
25 unchanged
answers › public › answerlimited
answers › public › textState and local rules vary; some permit outdoor public smoking, while many allow private use only
Code, design and documents 2 files
docs/research/issue-corrections-186-204-2026-10-27.md +14 −0
@@ -26,2 +26,16 @@ unrounded denominator. Regression covers scores 0, 0.5 and 1 plus missing preval
The map lede and legend state the zero-score exclusion. Survey ages/years and estimate
markers remain qualified; this ratio is not an age-standardised comparison.
+
+## #192 — US outdoor public consumption
+
+Read Connecticut's official Where can I use cannabis FAQ, Rhode Island statute
+21-28.11-29 and Minnesota OCM Adult-Use Cannabis guidance. The respective URLs are
+recorded in the profiles. Tobacco bans, additional local restrictions, schools,
+transport and child-exposure rules remain distinct. Corrected CT and MN consumption
+3→5 and RI 4→5: legal public use with many restrictions, rather than unrestricted
+wherever-tobacco permission (7). States have no independent national score steps;
+these corrections do not change the federal profile score or national history.
+Explicit state and national public-use answers feed profiles, /can-i/ and SEO FAQs.
+Audited remaining US consumption-3/4 descriptions: the other departures from private
+use concern licensed lounges/hospitality premises, not a verified general outdoor
+public permission. National prose now names the state/local distinction.
scripts/profile-claims.test.mjs +12 −0
@@ -354,2 +354,14 @@ test('GDELT observations are labelled as daily global shares, never local attent
assert.doesNotMatch(chart, /press talks about cannabis most|attention and the score go together/);
});
+
+// Issue #192
+test('US outdoor public-use permissions reach quick answers and scores (#192)', () => {
+ for (const id of ['us/ct','us/ri','us/mn']) {
+ const p = country(id);
+ assert.equal(p.scores.consumption, 5);
+ assert.equal(p.answers.public.answer, 'limited');
+ assert.match(p.answers.public.text, /outdoor public/);
+ assert.doesNotMatch(p.segments.consumption, /private only/i);
+ }
+ assert.equal(country('us/index').answers.public.answer, 'limited');
+});