Canada Legalizes Marijuana

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On October 17/2018 Canada will become the second nation in the world to legalize marijuana.


It can be used anywhere tobacco can be smoked except around children or in a moving vehicle and that’s whether you are a driver or passenger.


Citizens have to be over the age of 19 to be legal to use just like the laws of alcohol. Each household can grow up to 4 plants.


We aren’t fully ready for this yet but it’s happening in 5 days .


https://www.google.ca/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2018/06/20/health/canada-legalizes-marijuana/index.html


https://www.google.ca/amp/amp.timeinc.net/time/5421443/canada-legal-marijuana-sales
 

I'm really not interested in it, but I think it should be legal. From what I can see it's a lot less harmful than alcohol.

I tried it once way back in college. That would have been 1969. But I was already drunk on my ass when I did, so I could not tell anything.

Then once in the 80's this dude at work brought some in and I tried it by eating it because I am vehemently non smoking. Again, I felt absolutely nothing.

If it were to become totally legal and the price wasn't too high, (I'm a cheap SOB) I's probably try it again just to see what it was like as a bucket list kind of thing.
 
I smoked some, a very small "some", mj back in the mid 70's. Back then a person could get a "nickel bag" for $5 or a "dime bag" for $10 and the stuff was pretty good. My ex-BIL made Bongs out of the large (kind that would sit upside down on a cooler) Sparkletts Water bottles. One hit from that and...……."far out, man".

Since the State of Colorado legalized recreational mj, some time ago, we wondered what it would be like living there again. I was told, by a resident of Loveland, CO, "if you're not looking for it, you won't see it or even smell it." That person was absolutely right, when we were there in July. Didn't see a single shop selling it, didn't smell it or see anyone smoking it.

Would I try smoking a joint again? If it done away with my shoulder arthritis pain, darn right I would. But, then again...….perhaps not.
 
That's good Keesha, the US is making it's way there slowly, state by state. It should have been legalized years ago in my opinion.
 
SeaBreeze said:
That's good Keesha, the US is making it's way there slowly, state by state. It should have been legalized years ago in my opinion.
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It should have been legalized years ago. I hope Canada makes a good role model to show that it can work.
Thank you Seabreeze. I’m rooting for you people too. :love_heart:
 
I'm Canadian. I'm dead against it.

if you knew how much trouble and lives being destroyed by alcohol and drugs you don't need one more problem in the mix.

There is no test for driving impaired with cannabis.

Also so it's like gambling. I never gambled until it was legal. Now I'm hooked.

in spite of all the laws young people under age will use it.

Enforcement will be a nightmare and suck more of our police resources.

The police chiefs were against it.

Im not happy with dumbing down Canada. We used to be a proud nation looked up to. Unlike the states this is Federal and all the provinces are affected and have to go along with it.

We have a reserve problem in Canada with poverty and poor living conditions. This won't help.
 
Camper6 said:
I'm Canadian. I'm dead against it. if you knew how much trouble and lives being destroyed by alcohol and drugs you don't need one more problem in the mix. There is no test for driving impaired with cannabis...Im not happy with dumbing down Canada...
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Keesha said:
It can be used anywhere tobacco can be smoked except around children or in a moving vehicle and that’s whether you are a driver or passenger.
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Camper, it's "not allowed for drivers or anyone else in the vehicle", so it can't be blamed for "lives being destroyed". You must be thinking of alcohol and substance abuse behind the wheel..

And it's not "dumbing down Canada"...it's calming down those with PTSD or anxiety (and sociopaths and psychopaths?), making for a country that will better live in peace and harmony with their fellow countrymen. Second-hand tobacco smoke and excessive alcohol use are more of a problem to focus on as I see it but I'm not speaking from experience.

 
Lara said:
Camper, it's "not allowed for drivers or anyone else in the vehicle", so it can't be blamed for "lives being destroyed". You must be thinking of alcohol and substance abuse behind the wheel..

And it's not "dumbing down Canada"...it's calming down those with PTSD or anxiety (and sociopaths and psychopaths?), making for a country that will better live in peace and harmony with their fellow countrymen. Second-hand tobacco smoke and excessive alcohol use are more of a problem to focus on as I see it but I'm not speaking from experience.
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Thank you Lara for your eloquent and truthful response.
 
Lara said:
Camper, it's "not allowed for drivers or anyone else in the vehicle", so it can't be blamed for "lives being destroyed". You must be thinking of alcohol and substance abuse behind the wheel..
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I'm an old man. I've seen it all. Yes you can make a law that it's not allowed for drivers or anyone else in the vehicle. Only the extremely naive will think it will stop it. Yes I am thinking of acohol and it will be combined. There's a law about using a cell phone in a car. It doesn't stop anyone. People are being arrested every day and accidents are taking place because of inattention.

And it's not "dumbing down Canada"...it's calming down those with PTSD or anxiety (and sociopaths and psychopaths?), making for a country that will better live in peace and harmony with their fellow countrymen.
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We have already allowed for medical marijuana for people with those problems along with all kinds of medical prescriptions. Peace and harmony will not come from cannabis. It will make it worse. Cannabis will be sold on the native reserves and be sold at a cheaper price because of no federal or provincial taxes on the reserves. It's going to cause more problems on the reserves. The native chiefs have already stated that.

Second-hand tobacco smoke and excessive alcohol use are more of a problem to focus on as I see it but I'm not speaking from experience.
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That problem is being focused on already without much success.

Any mind altering substance causes dumbing down. I feel sorry for people that hire workers . More problems for them.
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The more I think about, I'm thinking I'm gonna put experiencing at least one Marijuana high on my bucket list.

But I'm not going to smoke it.

I'm a militant anti-smoker.

So I'll go the brownies route.

I loves me some brownies.

If I was dictator I'd make Marijuana legal and smoking illegal,
 
I'm ok with legalizing marijuana but I'm leery of marketing products like cookies, candy, etc...

IMO marijuana should be taken a little more seriously and not trivialized or glamorized by marketing gimmicks.
 
The war on drugs has been a huge colossal failure.

You would think we learned something from the prohibition era of 1919-1933.

Making something illegal just guarantees that criminals will be able to make big bucks supplying it.

I'll bet the most vehement opposition to legalization of any drugs are the big drug cartels. They stand to lose billions.
 
There's a law about using a cell phone in a car. It doesn't stop anyone. People are being arrested every day and accidents are taking place because of inattention.
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Very true, Camper. So then, according to your "old man" logic, cell phones should be banned also?
 
Sunny said:
Very true, Camper. So then, according to your "old man" logic, cell phones should be banned also?
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My point goes over everyone's head. You can make all the laws you want but it doesn't mean someone is not going to pay attention and do whatever they feel like.

My old man logic tells me there are laws against speeding and yet we arrest hundreds every day.

My old man logic tells me there are laws against driving impaired and yet hundreds are arrested every day.

My old man logic tells me there will be a law for smoking marijuana in vehicle including passengers. How that's ever going to be enforced is beyond me when there's no law against smoking cigarettes.

I saw a sign on the back of a vehicle. If it's too loud you're too old.
Yep. It's still too bloody loud.

 
Trade said:
The more I think about, I'm thinking I'm gonna put experiencing at least one Marijuana high on my bucket list.

But I'm not going to smoke it.

I'm a militant anti-smoker.

So I'll go the brownies route.

I loves me some brownies.

If I was dictator I'd make Marijuana legal and smoking illegal,
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Militant anti smoker huh? Government's promoting all kinds of programs to quit smoking and then allowing cannabis to be smoked anywhere smoking is allowed. Warnings on cigarette packages.. It's a farce.
 
Camper, your point isn't going over anyone's head here. It is faulty logic.

If marijuana is illegal in Canada, according to you, no one will use it, correct? There will be no impaired drivers, etc. Everyone will be squeaky clean.

We all know how well that works.

Smoking pot (or anything else) is a bad idea, as far as I know. But some people are going to smoke it regardless. Drinking alcohol causes endless tragedies in personal lives, yet some people (probably most people) drink it. When they tried to enact prohibition in the U.S., it was a complete disaster. People who wanted to drink didn't stop drinking, they just visited the speakeasies.

Isn't it better to have the pot smoking legal and out in the open, where at least the quality is under government control, than to have a black market, with criminals running the empire?
 
Aunt Bea said:
I'm ok with legalizing marijuana but I'm leery of marketing products like cookies, candy, etc...

IMO marijuana should be taken a little more seriously and not trivialized or glamorized by marketing gimmicks.
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Which is the very reason Canada has excluded such things. The only people who are allowed those are people who are patients and have a medical marijuana licence. They are legally allowed to purchase them and make their own from purchased cannabis.

The other category permitted are patients with a growing licence to use and grow.
Even growers permits are strict will their regulations. It isn’t permitted to grow if you live close to a school ground. You have to have a safe place that cannabis can be stored where children and others can’t have access and can be inspected by Health Canada.

Marijuana edibles are NOT legal recreationally. The other day I even got a flyer in the mail stating what was legal and not legal.
The government decided that edibles were both too tempting and too confusing for both children and others. Also it was difficult to label and regulate amounts of cannabis as well as strength and strain. Certain strains react a bit different which can especially effect those with mental disorders.

We still have a lot to learn but doing it and experiencing failures here and there IS part of it all.
 
Sunny said:
Camper, your point isn't going over anyone's head here. It is faulty logic.

If marijuana is illegal in Canada, according to you, no one will use it, correct? There will be no impaired drivers, etc. Everyone will be squeaky clean.

We all know how well that works.



Smoking pot (or anything else) is a bad idea, as far as I know. But some people are going to smoke it regardless. Drinking alcohol causes endless tragedies in personal lives, yet some people (probably most people) drink it. When they tried to enact prohibition in the U.S., it was a complete disaster. People who wanted to drink didn't stop drinking, they just visited the speakeasies.

Isn't it better to have the pot smoking legal and out in the open, where at least the quality is under government control, than to have a black market, with criminals running the empire?
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You missed my point again. Legalizing makes it easy to get. There still will be an underground market hooking kids like the do now . Let's not bring up ancient history and prohibition. Alcoholic herel is still a huge problem. Legalizing it didn't make it go away. This is not the same. It's not legal now and they will make it legal. That's opposite to prohibition . Its opening a new can of worms. It's catering to the lowest common denominator.

Dont put words in my mouth. It will be used legal or illegal as are all drugs. More will be used if it's legal
 
Camper6 said:
You missed my point again. Legalizing makes it easy to get. There still will be an underground market hooking kids like the do now . Let's not bring up ancient history and prohibition. Alcoholic herel is still a huge problem. Legalizing it didn't make it go away. This is not the same. It's not legal now and they will make it legal. That's opposite to prohibition . Its opening a new can of worms. It's catering to the lowest common denominator.

Dont put words in my mouth. It will be used legal or illegal as are all drugs. More will be used if it's legal
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You are sooo wrong but I’m out shopping right now so will post later.
 

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