Pubdate: Thu, 20 Jul 2017
Source: Northumberland Today (CN ON)
Copyright: 2017 Sun Media
Contact: http://www.northumberlandtoday.com/letters
Website: http://www.northumberlandtoday.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/5003
Author: Valerie MacDonald
Page: A1

CANNABIS SURVEY DEADLINE JULY 31

HAMILTON TOWNSHIP - Former police officer and Hamilton Township Deputy
Mayor Gary Woods asked that council support letting people know that
the consultation period for matters surrounding the legalization of
cannabis in Ontario is fast approaching.

Individual members of the public and individual councillors can
respond to an online survey by July 31, e-mail responses  or mail them to the Ontario Legalization of
Cannabis Secretariat, Ministry of the Attorney General, 720 Bay St.
Toronto, ON M7A 259, Woods read out from an information sheet. The
survey is available at 
www.ontario.ca/form/survey-cannabis-legalization-ontario.

Five areas of interest are being targeted and include: having a
minimum age for possession using or buying; where people can use
cannabis; keeping roads safe; regulating sales; and planning public
education.

The legalization and regulation of recreational cannabis is expected
to be legislated this month at the federal government level but how it
will be handled will be a provincial matter,
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