Pubdate: Tue, 20 Dec 2016 Source: Calgary Sun, The (CN AB) Copyright: 2016 The Calgary Sun Contact: http://www.calgarysun.com/letter-to-editor Website: http://www.calgarysun.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/67 Author: Jackie Reimer Page: 14 Note: Parenthetical remark by the Sun editor. BAD IDEA The public is being asked what should be the legal age to buy marijuana? This is a joke right? Is this an unstoppable bus? Just wondering if Premier Rachel Notley has consulted any recovering addicts? They are all screaming at their TVs, "Don't legalize it!" My question is, "Who is going to pay for the aftermath? Is the government prepared to open and run more treatment centres? You must know that weed is not just weed anymore. It is being laced with the deadly drug fentanyl. But even weed by itself has incredibly devastating effects on the brain. The Canadian Medical association have already done the research and found that a person should be over 25 in order to protect the development of the brain and possible mental illness. Is that not research enough to realize the devastating affect legalization would have on us as a society? This should not be a popular vote wins. long after Notley is no longer in government, someone else is going to have to clean up this mess. Jackie Reimer - --------------------------------- (It's not the province that's legalizing marijuana. They just have to deal with it.) - --- MAP posted-by: Matt