Pubdate: Sun, 01 Jan 2017
Source: Calgary Sun, The (CN AB)
Copyright: 2017 The Calgary Sun
Contact: http://www.calgarysun.com/letter-to-editor
Website: http://www.calgarysun.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/67
Author: D. Dollimount
Page: 16
Note: Parenthetical remark by the Sun editor.

POT WORRIES

I have no problem with legalizing marijuana, in fact I have felt most
of my life that the government missed the boat on the profits of it,
and that smoking it is safer then alcohol. Reason being is that you
can only get so "high" and even if you chain smoked it, you don't get
higher, just probably a headache from too much smoke. I don't believe
there will be a huge new crowd of smokers, weed has always been there,
and very easy to find. Drinking too much though, can lead to severe
intoxication, blackouts, loss of motor skills and even death from
alcohol poisoning.

However, where I can see a disturbing problem is with edibles. From my 
experience, this is a much different buzz, and can get much stronger if 
consumption is continuous. First time I ate a tasty chocolate chip 
cookie, an hour later I had a three-hour nap on the couch, not my 
intention, being I was at a friend's house for a fun Friday night.

I have been a casual smoker for 37 years, and that's how it affected me, 
I ! can only imagine how much stronger it would affect a non-smoker. 
Making these edibles looking like candy, ie: gummy
bears, is scary. If a seven-, eight-, nine-year old found a bag with a
bit of weed in it, I don't think they would be very interested, but a
bag of gummy bears? Nightmare material.

D. Dollimount

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(Pot products falling into the wrong hands is a legitimate concern.)
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MAP posted-by: Matt