Thread: Cannabis

As I understand it the roadside test for the police will be a saliva swab test hence why they delayed the permission for edibles and such in Ontario. Doesn’t show up in saliva.
Really the easiest test is the sniff test. If ya smell skunk,,,,its dope.
I agree it’s odd that they will allow sidewalk usage. This past Thursday all I could smell around the plant was skunk, so I knew folk were lighting up in the corners.
I guess we are about to experience what it was like after prohibition ended..
Lotsa drinking initially, then things should settle down.

Our Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) is the largest purchaser of wines and spirits in the world. That means they get the best prices from vendors. LCBO outlets are already in every community in the province.

We consumers don’t really get to take advantage of the LCBO’s buying power because of the taxes the government attaches to the purchase price. They make our prices higher than almost everywhere else - just like with gasoline at the pump. In fact, the LCBO is one of the few creatures of the Ontario government that actually makes money and it would have made sense for the LCBO to have become the government vendor of cannabis products.

So, the LCBO is all over the province, already knows how to sell controlled substances and makes money for the province. I guess those facts are the reason the current Conservative government wants to sell it off instead of making it the government controlled vendor of cannabis.

Well fellas, my sister has a prescription for it, to help with her anxiety and depression. She's also epileptic, so it goes well with her other medications. Has helped her immensely. I have a friend who works nights, and because of that now has insomnia. It has worked wonders for him. My cousin has a license to grow, due to the fact his wife has a plethora of medical conditions starting with she has had her stomach and bladder removed. He grows for her to have pain relief. My father also has anxiety, depression, and sleep issues, but has a lung issue preventing him from taking it through his lungs. I'm going to try and see if he will give an oral spray a go now that it's available publicly.

There are benefits.

Originally Posted by MikeB52

As I understand it the roadside test for the police will be a saliva swab test hence why they delayed the permission for edibles and such in Ontario. Doesn’t show up in saliva.
Really the easiest test is the sniff test. If ya smell skunk,,,,its dope.
I agree it’s odd that they will allow sidewalk usage. This past Thursday all I could smell around the plant was skunk, so I knew folk were lighting up in the corners.
I guess we are about to experience what it was like after prohibition ended..
Lotsa drinking initially, then things should settle down.

They already have a demonstration on how it will be done.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2PLC_cBJwk4

Impaired driving, which includes impairment by alcohol, drugs or lack of sleep iirc, has been on the books for over 50 years in Ontario. Even though it is in the Ontario Highway Traffic Act it is a Criminal Code offence. So there have been tests and procedures for drug impaired driving for that long. None of the tests for drug impairment have included a machine like the breathalyzers used for testing the degree of alcohol impairment which made proceeding with drug driving charges difficult. That will and is changing. Keep in mind refusing the alcohol breathalyser is basically an automatic guilty to a drunk driving charge. Drug impaired driving is going to be a can of worms to figure out for the cops and courts and expensive for those charged if you fight it.

Even if you have your criminal record for simple possession expunged or the Federal Government allows you to apply for a pardon, which seems likely, it will cost you money to do and likely will not help you when trying to enter into the USA. Possession is still an offense in the US and you are likely still on the US police computer as having been charged with possession regardless of what your Canadian criminal record says.

This is really going to be fun till it is all worked out over time. OK, I'll stop being a killjoy.

Bob

Like many things in life, it is good stuff for those that can consume responsibly.
I tapped out many years ago. I do however find it quite interesting with all the goings on of the last while. It has been overlooked by authorities here on the coast for quite some time. There have been pot store in every city for at least five years. There are street front pot shops in Vancouver that have operated for over ten years. In my life the RCMP with there war on drugs, they have only been able to effectively drive up street prices. The weed industry in BC has been a very gentlemanly business going back to before I was old enough to have any involvement or knowledge. If the government can keep it that way, I’m happy with that. I find that will be interesting to see what unfolds over the next few years.

HARRYWALLY, now that is FUNNY.

I hope making pot legal won’t undermine our uniquely Canadian sense of humour.

Originally Posted by DZEC

A disclaimer - I’m not a cannabis user nor have I ever been.

I'd say that too given the BS that has already gone on at the border.

Bob

Originally Posted by HARRYWALLY

In April, Ford is switching it to privitisation. Things will change again and we will be able to buy it from store fronts.

Now that is a high one all things considered.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news...ticle12153014/

I guess under the circumstances he would prefer privatisation.

Bob

Some good advice for Canadians crossing the US border:

https://www.billboard.com/articles/b...-border-patrol