Yes, you can smoke pot at your Yukon campsite this summer

Campers making use of Yukon territorial parks could be smelling somethingdifferent around their campfires this summer marijuana.

The Department of Environmentsays campers will be allowed to smoke cannabis on their individual sites.

"We're following the same approach as we do to liquor," said Mike Etches, director of Yukon Parks.

"So, you can consume liquor on your campsite, you can consume cannabis on your campsite."

But hesays marijuana can't be consumed in public areas in the territory's 42 campgrounds.

Etches also says that complaints about marijuana use will be handled the same way parks staff deal with alcohol-related complaints, such as excessive noise, underage users and use in prohibited areas.

The Yukon model is similar to that set by other parks agencies,including B.C. Parks and Parks Canada.

The territorial government website says some Yukon campgrounds will be in serviceas of May 10, withothers to followa week later.