Pubdate: Sat, 22 Apr 2017 Source: Ottawa Citizen (CN ON) Copyright: 2017 Postmedia Network Inc. Contact: http://www.ottawacitizen.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/326 Author: Blair Parsons Page: D7 Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v17/n141/a07.html JODIE EMERY IS LOOKING OUT FOR HERSELF Re: Pot plan means harsher laws and punishment, April 18. Jodie Emery's past advocacy on behalf of legalization is laudable, but now, on the verge of victory, it appears that Emery and her husband, Marc, are doing more harm than good. Emery cries out in fear that current illegal producers and sellers of marijuana may be displaced or unable to thrive under the new regime. Most laughable, perhaps, is the call for reparations. Surely I'm not the only one who considered that Emery and her husband would be beneficiaries of such reparations. It appears Emery is not advocating in the best interests of the Canadian public, and instead advocating on behalf of her own financial future. With sweeping social and legal changes of this kind, there will always be winners and losers. The Emerys broke the law by trafficking a drug that was illegal. They need to come to grips with the fact that their own actions make them ineligible to personally profit under the new regime, and they should not risk using their influence to sideline this initiative for their own crass commercial interests. Blair Parsons, Toronto - --- MAP posted-by: Matt