Pubdate: Mon, 03 Apr 2017 Source: Hamilton Spectator (CN ON) Copyright: 2017 The Hamilton Spectator Contact: http://www.thespec.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/181 Author: Don Harrington Page: A10 LEGALIZING POT IS A MISTAKE Re: Legalizing marijuana Hello Ottawa, are you already high on something? What is the Liberal government thinking with their priority on cannabis? Do we have no more urgent problems? They would have us believe that they will be able to control it and keep it out of the hands of young people. What universe are these people from? They can't even come close to controlling regular tobacco sales. Make no mistake, it will be used by young people, it will cause impairment problems and deaths, it will cause societal problems and it will lead some users down the path to harder drug use. There will be criminal involvement and underground sales. We have been trying for decades to lessen reduce [sic] smoking, for reasons of health, second hand smoke, litter and air pollution in general. Now some people want to inflict on me and society at large, including children, their lower standards and second-hand marijuana smoke. They are obviously of the "me first" mentality. Wake up people! Once legalized there will be no going back and it will be a sad day indeed for Canada! Don Harrington, Smithville - --- MAP posted-by: Matt