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What are your thoughts on the legalization of recreational pot in Canada and how it will affect the country?

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    So far I think it’s positive overall, many little problems but I believe time will iron those out!

    Thoughts:

    • Needed better organization with license approval and distribution.
    • Makes for a wide acceptance of Marijuana use helping to diminish the stigmatism surrounding the substance which isn’t particularly concerning if compared to health concerns for alcohol use.
    • The government wanted their cut of the largest black market in Canada.
    • It opened the door for better laws and regulations relevant to its use, such as driving prohibitions and charges.
    • Created a clean divide between recreational and medical users and new systems with being government and bylaw enforced should evolve into something similar to a pharmacy with doctors prescriptions.
    • Opened the door for further studies to be done without fear of backlash for the body conducting the study government or not.

    I see the only real immediate effect it will have is further income for our country through tax’s. Everything else will come in time such as more data to relate health complications, better bylaws lowing congestion on the legal systems, further endorsement as a suitable replacement for many pharmaceuticals. The negative would be a slightly lazier population possibly slightly less hype and outrage prone if you could call that a negative 😉

    Great question as always!

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