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21 CN ON: Corner Stores, LCBO Left High And DryThu, 15 Dec 2016
Source:Toronto Star (CN ON) Author:Wright, Lisa Area:Ontario Lines:88 Added:12/19/2016

New federal task force report nixes idea of selling pot at businesses where tobacco or booze are sold

Ontario convenience store owners wonder why it appears they're getting the shaft yet again - this time on cannabis sales - after being excluded this year from selling beer and wine while grocery stores got the green light.

"It concerns me that we're left behind. At least let us be part of the discussion," said Dave Bryans, president of the Ontario Convenience Stores Association.

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22 CN ON: Column: Highly-Anticipated Legalization Task Force ReportThu, 15 Dec 2016
Source:Toronto 24hours (CN ON) Author:Hanlon, Sarah Area:Ontario Lines:133 Added:12/19/2016

The weed world is a buzz after the Task Force on Cannabis Legalization released over 80 recommendations for how the government should regulate pot once it becomes legal here in Canada.

The task force created their report based on consultations with current medical marijuana users, Indigenous communities, youth groups, experts and governmental bodies from across the country. The nine members of the Task Force, headed by Anne McLellan, also gained firsthand knowledge from places who have already legalized cannabis - travelling to Colorado and Washington State as well as receiving a detailed outline from the government in Uruguay (the only country to date that has a federal regulatory system for accessing cannabis). And, while yes these are just recommendations, this is virtually the ONLY information we have received from the government about how they may move forward with legalization other than Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's recent announcement urging police to enforce the current marijuana laws - a stance that did not sit well for many.

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23 CN ON: LTE: Big ChangesThu, 15 Dec 2016
Source:Ottawa Sun (CN ON) Author:Comeau, Larry Area:Ontario Lines:37 Added:12/19/2016

As Canada is about to join Uruguay as one of two countries to legalize marijuana, we are in for major changes in our culture, plus added pressure on our ailing health care.

It is most disturbing that the Trudeau Liberals are rushing ahead with legalization before a simple roadside test is available to test for driver pot-smoking impairment.

The government is ignoring the Canadian Medical Association's recommendation to raise the age for purchase to at least 21. Police better get ready for the entry of organized crime groups, which will surely take advantage of black market pot sales. Canada as we know it is about to be majorly changed.

Larry Comeau,

Ottawa



(Theoretically, a legal market should squeeze out a black market if prices are kept in check.)

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24 CN ON: Editorial: Liberals Must Get It Right On PotThu, 15 Dec 2016
Source:Ottawa Sun (CN ON)          Area:Ontario Lines:66 Added:12/19/2016

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau campaigned to legalize pot in the 2015 election campaign.

This federal task force report on the subject released this week offered no quick fix to the complex issues surrounding legalization, and the sensible recommendation that the Liberals proceed slowly.

The 106-page report made more than 80 recommendations - including restricting pot sales to those 18 and older, banning sales near schools, banning pot advertising and branding (similar to tobacco products) and a new, proposed Cannabis Control Act to police illegal production and trafficking.

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25 CN ON: Editorial: Board Proposal Hurts, Not Helps, DowntownSat, 17 Dec 2016
Source:Packet & Times (CN ON) Author:Dawson, Dave Area:Ontario Lines:74 Added:12/19/2016

Last week, city council heard some pretty alarming statistics about Orillia's downtown. While most of us can agree we have a unique, quaint downtown with some must-visit retail attractions, most also acknowledge the Mississaga Street strip is experiencing some tough times.

That was confirmed by urbanMetrics, the consultant firm that, at the behest of the city, compiled an inventory of existing and available space downtown, analyzing the retail gaps to be filled through future investment-attraction efforts. The analysis found a vacancy rate of 18.4% in an area that includes the downtown and its environs - that's the largest vacancy rate of comparable downtowns they studied. It's important to note those numbers reflect the traditional downtown core in addition to three nearby properties - 70 Front St. N., 10 Western Ave. and 4 King St. E. - which account for a third of that vacant space. So, the numbers may be a bit skewed. But just take a stroll up the main street and you might be surprised by the sheer number of unoccupied stores. It is worrying.

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26 CN ON: Editorial: Wynne's Pot-selling Strategy Up In Smoke?Sat, 17 Dec 2016
Source:Kingston Whig-Standard (CN ON)          Area:Ontario Lines:64 Added:12/19/2016

Pot and booze don't go together. According to a report released Tuesday from the federal task force on marijuana legalization, marijuana, once it's legalized, shouldn't be sold in the same place as alcohol.

That, of course, runs contrary to what Premier Kathleen Wynne and her government want in Ontario; they've floated the idea of selling it at government-run LCBOs.

But the report from the task force, headed up by Anne McLellan, a former Liberal cabinet minister and four-term MP for Edmonton Centre, says there are big problems with selling alcohol and pot together. For instance, it notes that some 80 per cent of Canadians drink, while only 11 per cent use marijuana. "There is a significant risk of cannabis and cannabis advertising being introduced to a large number of Canadians who might not otherwise use cannabis," the report declares.

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27 CN ON: Premier Vague On LCBO's Role In Pot SalesFri, 16 Dec 2016
Source:Toronto Star (CN ON) Author:Benzie, Robert Area:Ontario Lines:80 Added:12/18/2016

Queen's Park has not decided how Ontario will structure its marijuana retail model

Premier Kathleen Wynne is keeping an open mind about what - if any - role the Liquor Control Board of Ontario will have in the recreational marijuana business.

In her first public statement since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's federal task force on legalization released its recommendations Tuesday, Wynne was noncommittal when asked about the LCBO's involvement in cannabis sales.

"I really believe that this is all in process and I think it's good that we're starting to hear some directional information from the federal government," she told reporters in Montreal after a meeting with Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard.

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28 CN ON: Editorial: Legalizing Marijuana Must Be Done RightFri, 16 Dec 2016
Source:London Free Press (CN ON)          Area:Ontario Lines:71 Added:12/18/2016

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau campaigned to legalize pot in the 2015 election campaign. This federal task force report on the subject, released this week, offered no quick fix to the complex issues surrounding legalization, and the sensible recommendation that the Liberals proceed slowly.

The 106-page report made more than 80 recommendations, including restricting pot sales to those 18 and older, banning sales near schools, banning pot advertising and branding (similar to tobacco products) and a new, proposed Cannabis Control Act to police illegal production and trafficking.

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29 CN ON: Sick Kids Urged To 'Step Up' On Motherisk ScandalTue, 13 Dec 2016
Source:Toronto Star (CN ON) Author:Mendleson, Rachel Area:Ontario Lines:129 Added:12/18/2016

Hospital should own its role, and help foot bill, in fallout from faulty drug tests, CAS head says

Children's aid societies are calling on the Hospital for Sick Children to "step up" and own the role it played in the Motherisk scandal that saw faulty drug and alcohol hair tests used in thousands of child protection cases.

Mary Ballantyne, executive director of the Ontario Association of Children's Aid Societies (OACAS), said Sick Kids, which housed the discredited Motherisk Drug Testing Laboratory, should do more to assist in the significant efforts underway to deliver justice to those affected.

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30 CN ON: Editorial: Wynne's Pot-selling Strategy Up In Smoke?Wed, 14 Dec 2016
Source:Beacon Herald, The (CN ON)          Area:Ontario Lines:64 Added:12/18/2016

Pot and booze don't go together. According to a report released Tuesday from the federal task force on marijuana legalization, marijuana, once it's legalized, shouldn't be sold in the same place as alcohol.

That, of course, runs contrary to what Premier Kathleen Wynne and her government want in Ontario; they've floated the idea of selling it at government-run LCBOs.

But the report from the task force, headed up by Anne McLellan, a former Liberal cabinet minister and four-term MP for Edmonton Centre, says there are big problems with selling alcohol and pot together. For instance, it notes that some 80 per cent of Canadians drink, while only 11 per cent use marijuana. "There is a significant risk of cannabis and cannabis advertising being introduced to a large number of Canadians who might not otherwise use cannabis," the report declares.

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31 CN ON: Editorial: 18 Years Is Too Young For Legal MarijuanaFri, 16 Dec 2016
Source:Hamilton Spectator (CN ON) Author:Roe, John Area:Ontario Lines:83 Added:12/18/2016

When the recreational use of marijuana becomes legal in Canada in the next few years, how old should you have to be to join in the fun?

This issue - the legal age for buying and consuming cannabis - is the biggest single challenge facing the federal Liberals as they rewrite the law on this popular, but potentially harmful, drug.

A federal task force this week provided 80 recommendations for opening up the market for recreational pot. Most of the suggestions, which include permitting storefront and mail-order sales as well as allowing individuals to buy or carry up to 30 grams for personal use, are both reasonable and workable.

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32 CN ON: PUB LTE: God And Cannabis Are WinnersFri, 16 Dec 2016
Source:Daily Observer, The (Pembroke, CN ON) Author:White, Stan Area:Ontario Lines:31 Added:12/18/2016

There's more to Paul Kelly's observations (Reefer Madness, Dec. 9, 2016). North American's contempt for cannabis (marijuana) prohibition is greater than any time in history. Citizens are no longer waiting on government to end the farce. Prohibitionists have lost their platform and the only thing left is to create regulations, which are acceptable to the increasing majority. People expect to be able to grow cannabis and purchase it in regulated markets.

Further, cannabis has never been illegal in the eyes of its creator; powerful people have illegitimately been enabled to punish citizens for using what God indicates He created and says is good on literally the very first page of the Bible. God and cannabis are winners.

Stan White

Dillon, Colorado

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33 CN ON: Grand River Hospital Giving Out Naloxone KitsTue, 13 Dec 2016
Source:Record, The (Kitchener, CN ON) Author:Monteiro, Liz Area:Ontario Lines:113 Added:12/18/2016

KITCHENER - Grand River Hospital is joining local public health, pharmacies and Sanguen Health Centre in distributing life-saving naloxone kits to those who might be susceptible to an opioid overdose.

The hospital in conjunction with the Waterloo Region Crime Prevention Council announced a pilot project this week in which the emergency department will distribute naloxone to those patients at risk of an opioid overdose.

Patients can be recreational users or those on prescription opioid medication.

"We are another piece in the puzzle. It's another venue where people can receive these kits and we can reach people in need," said Dr. Rupinder Sahsi, emergency room physician at Grand River Hospital and St. Mary's General Hospital.

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34CN ON: Supervised Injection Site Seeks $1.4mTue, 13 Dec 2016
Source:Ottawa Citizen (CN ON) Author:Duffy, Andrew Area:Ontario Lines:Excerpt Added:12/18/2016

We need to take swift action on the opioid crisis to save lives.

The Sandy Hill Community Health Centre has asked the province for $1.4 million a year to operate a supervised injection site seven days a week, 12 hours a day in downtown Ottawa.

The estimated cost has more than quadrupled since a plan for the service was unveiled earlier this year.

Rob Boyd, director of the health centre's harm reduction program, said costs have gone up as the service model changed in response to the public's feedback - and to the quickening pace of the opioid epidemic. Community members, he said, made it clear they want drug users to be able to access the centre's medical, social and counselling services whenever they visit the injection site.

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35 CN ON: PUB LTE: No-Go A No-noFri, 16 Dec 2016
Source:Ottawa Sun (CN ON) Author:Glofcheskie, Ken Area:Ontario Lines:37 Added:12/16/2016

I must respond to the uninformed idea that supervised injection sites are a no-go for police. Police are directed not to make any simple drug possession arrests near the facilities, but should any other crimes such as assault or trafficking occur, you can be assured police will be there immediately. The call is often made by staff themselves.

As for criminal activity near these places, the addicts tend to self-police the area as they better than anyone understand the importance of such facilities and will not allow activities that would jeopardize their existence.

Harm reduction has been a medically proven asset in addressing addiction for decades now - time to change these 1950s attitudes.

Ken Glofcheskie

Ottawa



(Fair points.)

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36CN ON: Editorial: Fog Lifts On Pot SalesWed, 14 Dec 2016
Source:Ottawa Citizen (CN ON)          Area:Ontario Lines:Excerpt Added:12/15/2016

Marijuana should be treated as a public health and safety issue, and governments should shy away from using it to raise revenue. That's the biggest takeaway from the report released Tuesday by the federal task force on pot legalization. Its 80 recommendations provide a roadmap Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should follow.

The report from the task force, headed by Anne McLellan, a former Liberal cabinet minister, says there are big problems with selling alcohol and pot together, which had been Premier Kathleen Wynne's plan in Ontario. For instance, it notes that some 80 per cent of Canadians drink, while only 11 per cent use marijuana.

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37 CN ON: Growing ConcernsWed, 14 Dec 2016
Source:Ottawa Sun (CN ON) Author:Miller, Jacquie Area:Ontario Lines:133 Added:12/15/2016

Pot industry players react to marijuana legalization report

Pot smokers, dispensary owners and cannabis industry executives reacted Tuesday to the federal government task force recommendations on how Canada should go about legalizing recreational marijuana.

The dispensary manager: Stores should be here to stay

Kristina Simpson's hands fly up to her face in shock when she's informed the task force has come out in favour of marijuana storefronts. "Oh my gosh!" says the manager of Weeds Glass & Gifts dispensary on Bank Street. "I'm so happy!" She had braced herself for a more restrictive approach. The task force said storefronts with "well-trained, knowledgeable staff" should have a place, although the provinces would be left to decide how and where marijuana is sold.

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38 CN ON: Column: Bringing The Buzz Kill To Marijuana LegalizationWed, 14 Dec 2016
Source:Toronto Star (CN ON) Author:Wells, Paul Area:Ontario Lines:111 Added:12/15/2016

Web of regulations proposed by task force shows Liberals' approach anything but mellow

Reading the 106-page report of the Task Force on Cannabis Legalization and Regulation, with its determinedly bland cover design and its epically drab title, "A Framework For the Legalization and Regulation of Cannabis in Canada," it's hard to shake the urge to blow off a little steam by sparking up a great big bowl of

Whoa! Wrong attitude! Sorry about that. Lord forbid anyone suggest that the point of legalizing marijuana in Canada is to increase the amount of fun anybody might be having.

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39 CN ON: Haze Lingers, Except For CopsWed, 14 Dec 2016
Source:London Free Press (CN ON) Author:Sims, Jane Area:Ontario Lines:171 Added:12/15/2016

Despite federal report, deputy chief insists police have duty to take action until laws change

Until Canada's pot law goes up in smoke, there's nothing hazy about whether cannabis lounges and unregulated marijuana dispensaries are legal.

And while the recommendations of a federal government task force, released Tuesday, would loosen up the law, one top London police official said they'll continue to keep a close tab on marijuana hot spots.

"Right now, they're illegal," said deputy police chief Daryl Longworth. "If the government changes that around, obviously we'll respond accordingly.

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40 CN ON: Editorial: A Smart Way ForwardWed, 14 Dec 2016
Source:Toronto Star (CN ON)          Area:Ontario Lines:91 Added:12/15/2016

Deciding to legalize marijuana was the easy part for the Trudeau government. Seventy per cent of Canadians say they like the idea - in principle. It's all those tricky details of exactly how to do it that can trip you up.

Now a panel of experts appointed by the government has recommended a way forward. It proposes a regime that would combine some decidedly liberal elements - such as allowing 18-year-olds to buy pot - with more restrictive measures - including a ban on most advertising. Taken together, it's a smart package.

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