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Move to legalize pot easier said than done
rime Minister Justin
Trudeau has a
mandate to legalize
pot. He ran on it in last
year's election.
But as Postmedia's just -
completed, six -part series
O Cannabis illustrates, it's
one thing to promise
legalization, another to
deliver it.
The biggest challenge
facing the Liberals is how
to regulate and tax the
sale of marijuana -- an
estimated $7 billion -a -
year underground
business in Canada, that
could increase to $10 bil-
lion to $20 billion with
legalization.
The problem is that if
the government makes
legal pot too expensive,
then the black market in
it will continue to thrive.
That's exactly what has
happened with cigarettes
-- a legal product, which is
nonetheless sold through
an extensive black market
across Canada because of
the huge price differential
between legal and illegal
cigarettes.
That's of particular con-
cern if, as Trudeau says,
one of his main reasons
for legalizing marijuana is
to keep it out of the hands
of children.
While Federal Health
Minister Jane Philpott
announced at the United
Nations on April 20 --
International "Weed Day"
-- that the Liberals will
introduce legislation to
legalize pot in the spring
of 2017, many questions
remain.
letter to the editor
Seaforth and District Horticultural Society goes hiking
Chris and Pam Bowers of
Bayfield took the Seaforth
and District Horticultural
Society on an 800 km hike of
the Camino de Santiago at
the monthly Horticultural
meeting on October 12,
2016. Thousands of people
from all over the world have
been hiking the Camino for
many centuries. Whether
the hike is made for spiritual
reasons or as a personal
challenge, it is a very beauti-
ful journey with great food
and unique cultures. Thank
you to Chris and Pam for
sharing this wonderful
adventure.
Many members of the
SDHS had a fun time put-
ting together exquisite
arrangements for the Sea -
forth Fall Fair Flower show.
Ken Papple was the winner
of the 2016 Horticultural
Society Challenge Cup Tro-
phy. The trophy is pre-
sented to the member with
the most points from the
flower show.
Ciderfest was held on
Sunday, September 25th
and was a gorgeous fall day.
SDHS would like to thank all
those who volunteered,
donated and supported this
successful day.
The end of year banquet
will be held on Wednes-
day, November 9th and
will include a turkey din-
ner followed by guest
speaker Nancy Abra, Mas-
ter Gardener. Nancy will
present an inspirational
tour of the Common-
wealth War Graves in Bel-
gium and France. Anyone
interested in dinner tickets
may contact Ken Papple at
519-527-1418. All are
welcome.
-Glenyce Kelly,
Seaforth Horticul-
tural Society.
Correction
In last week's article about Jan Hawley, it stated that she was the municipality's first economic
officer; she was the first one to hold this position full-time. Not the first economic officer. Sorry for
any confusion. If you have any errors or correction you would like to be made, please call my cell
phone at 519-955-1109.
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What limits will it set on
the potency of legal pot?
Who will be allowed to
grow it beyond those
already licensed to sell
medical marijuana?
Who will be allowed to
sell it: corner stores, big
corporations, govern-
ment -run outlets?
Will the government
warn people about the
health dangers of smok-
ing pot, as it does for ciga-
rettes, since pot smoke
contains many of the
same carcinogens as
tobacco smoke and
excessive use can lead to
bronchitis, chronic
coughing, wheezing,
dehydration, vomiting
and other health issues?
The current lack of
information about these
issues has put municipal
governments and local
police forces in a tough
spot.
There are varying
degrees of enforcement
across the country of our
current laws that make
marijuana illegal,
including on the issue of
raiding pot dispensaries
that are springing up in
cities in anticipation of
legalization.
That's to say nothing of
how police will enforce
impaired driving laws,
given that tests to deter-
mine how much pot
someone has consumed
are far less specific than
those that exist for
alcohol.
Canadians need
answers to all of these
questions -- soon.
Correction
From a previous article by the Expositor about the multi-million dollar retirement
complex in Seaforth, it stated they were waiting on Huron County's approval. The site
plan application submitted by JL Retirement Living does not require approval by Huron
County. The municipality of Huron East approves the site plan applications.
"The County is excited for this project and we're working closely with the Municipality of Huron
East and the client to support it. Development is critical to the area's prosperity and we take a
customer -focused approach to support these projects," said the County's director Ron Gaudet.
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