On 2018-04-29 3:33 PM, Bruce wrote:
> On Sun, 29 Apr 2018 08:55:03 -0700 (PDT), "Steve 'Cannabis Oil' Wertz"
> > wrote:
>
>> Except in very extreme cases, there is no need for medical pot. As for "recreational" use, in the workforce development field we call pot "the unemployment drug"...and YES, it is most definitely a "gateway" drug.
>
> Legalise pot and focus your resources on the hard drugs. That's the
> way to go. Countries that are many years ahead of the US have proven
> that. Pot is like alcohol. Big Brother shouldn't ban it. Not even in
> the land of the not so free.

I went to university in the early 70s. Just about everyone smoked pot.
Most of them went on to successful careers. I know doctors and lawyers
who smoked pot. It is not a gateway drug, but having it available only
from dealers puts pot smokers into a criminal subculture where they are
more likely to encounter harder drugs. Keep it legal and let the black
market implode.

I am not sure our provincial government is tackling the black market.
They apparently set the price at $10 per gram, and of course they
figured they should add a special tax, along with the harmonized
provincial and federal sales tax. They originally planned to have only
a few stores. The closest to me was going to be in Hamilton, so it would
be about an hour drive each way and then the prices would be about the
same as it would be from a dealer. If I were interested in smoking pot I
could save the two hours of driving and half a tank of gas and get it
from the local dealer.

There are already lots of people I know who have prescriptions for it
and order it online and get it delivered.