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101CN ON: Mother Of Overdose Victim Recounts Hellish OrdealFri, 02 Feb 2018
Source:Windsor Star (CN ON) Author:Thompson, Chris Area:Ontario Lines:Excerpt Added:02/05/2018

A day after what would have been her son Ashley's 38th birthday, Betty Niemi told the story of her only child's losing battle with addiction to a rapt audience Thursday night.

Niemi, who has started a local chapter of Grief Recovery After Substance Passing (GRASP), took to the podium at the fourth Not My Kid: Adolescents and Addictions seminar before a crowd of about 300 at the Caboto Club.

"Losing a child is like having an arm or leg amputated, but no one can see it," Niemi told the crowd.

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102 CN ON: LTE: Legal Drugs Will Create More ProblemsFri, 02 Feb 2018
Source:Intelligencer, The (CN ON) Author:Comeau, Larry Area:Ontario Lines:41 Added:02/05/2018

Having enforced Canada's drug laws for a couple decades and seen the horrible destruction to families narcotic drug usage causes, I cannot think of a more dangerous move and harm to Canadian society than legalizing all drugs. It likely will take a decade to determine the many unintended consequences of Trudeau's legalizing pot, including more deaths on our highways, more workplace accidents, kids suffering mental issues from getting into their parents' pot supply, more addicts, problems to cities from pot tourism and the huge negative impact to our ailing healthcare system. The Liberals wanting to legalize even more addictive and health damaging drugs is scary.

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103CN ON: Huge Spike In Fentanyl OverdosesFri, 02 Feb 2018
Source:Standard, The (St. Catharines, CN ON) Author:Benner, Allan Area:Ontario Lines:Excerpt Added:02/05/2018

"It's so unbearably soul-crushing," says Jennifer Johnson, referring to Niagara's exponential increase in opioid overdoses. "When is this going to end?" A report presented at a Niagara Region public health committee meeting this week shows a 335 per cent increase in the number of opioid overdoses that Niagara Emergency Medical Service paramedics responded to last year.

In 2017 paramedics responded to 520 suspected overdoses, compared to 155 a year earlier.

"You look at the news from out in B.C. and they've been knee-deep in this for years. But the numbers keep exponentially growing," said Johnson, co-founder of NAMES (Niagara Area Moms Ending Stigma), who lost her 25-year-old son Jonathan to a fentanyl overdose in April 2016.

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104 CN ON: Column: An Ode To The Fuzz Who Tried On A BuzzThu, 01 Feb 2018
Source:Toronto Sun (CN ON) Author:Agar, Jerry Area:Ontario Lines:125 Added:02/05/2018

Officer Flyer Man flew up a tree

Not where a uniformed police man should be.

This went down last weekend on Saturday night

In Toronto the Good and yes, it happened alright.

At Black Creek Drive and Eglinton Ave.

Cops didn't foresee what a night they would have.

Officer Flyer Man and other brave cops

Were busting Toronto's illegal drug shops.

They thought the evidence really looked good

So then they did something no officer should.

These two cops failed to act like professionals

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105 CN ON: City Examines Injection SiteWed, 31 Jan 2018
Source:Sudbury Star (CN ON) Author:Keown, Mary Katherine Area:Ontario Lines:82 Added:02/05/2018

Committee to look at report next week

Sudbury could become home to a safe injection site.

The community services committee will hear next week about the prospect of undertaking a feasibility study for a site, which will cost $150,000 to $200,000. Council is being asked to endorse the report.

"Through community consultations, under the mental health and compassionate city community priorities, the suggested action includes the study of and possible

establishment of a supervised injection site," a staff report indicates. "In addition, the establishment of (a safe injection site) has been prioritized by the community drug strategy as part of the harm reduction pillar area of responsibility."

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106 CN ON: Region Looks For Improvement On Needle DisposalThu, 01 Feb 2018
Source:Record, The (Kitchener, CN ON) Author:Weidner, Johanna Area:Ontario Lines:93 Added:02/05/2018

WATERLOO REGION - Regional councillors thanked the public health department for its harm reduction efforts, but said more needs to be done to ensure used needles aren't ending up in public spaces.

"I do appreciate the efforts of public health," Cambridge Mayor Doug Craig said at a council meeting on Tuesday. "But we still have a problem."

The number of needles distributed through Waterloo Region's needle syringe program has been rising steadily in recent years, reaching a peak in 2017, according to a report presented this week.

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107CN ON: Demand For Medical Cannabis Up Among Arthritis SufferersThu, 01 Feb 2018
Source:Windsor Star (CN ON) Author:Kotsis, Julie Area:Ontario Lines:Excerpt Added:02/03/2018

Expert panellist says many Windsor MDs not comfortable prescribing pot

Lauren Meadows was a young nursing student when her joint pain, fevers, lack of dexterity and inability to lift even light objects caught the attention of her instructors.

Diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, but only after her severe joint damage was identified through X-rays, she struggled to manage her pain, insomnia, fatigue and swelling around her joints.

Meadows tried lots of medications - enduring many side effects - until a visit to the Arthritis Society website sent her on a path to medical marijuana and the relief she was seeking.

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108 CN ON: LTE: Cancel The StatuesThu, 01 Feb 2018
Source:London Free Press (CN ON) Author:Manley, Gary Area:Ontario Lines:29 Added:02/03/2018

Should such a proposal ever arise, I would suggest we don't name any parks or public spaces after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau or erect any statues of him.

The legalization of marijuana is another federal Liberal mistake that will have the most negative outcome of all.

Whatever revenue the provincial Liberals hope to pocket from the LCBO sale of marijuana will be offset by additional costs in policing and medical services as a result of the increased number of individuals who will no doubt become addicted.

Gary Manley

London

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109 CN ON: LTE: Stoned Police Officers Offer Timely WarningWed, 31 Jan 2018
Source:Toronto Star (CN ON) Author:Herbert, Eileen Area:Ontario Lines:23 Added:02/03/2018

Re Cops accused of being high on job, Jan. 30 Yes, the two Toronto police officers should not have eaten the edible marijuana evidence. But in doing so, they demonstrated how potentially dangerous these products are. I do not know what is on the label but what would happen if a teenager or young child found his parents' stash and decided to try it? Are there standards? Or is it buyer beware? The police officers may have done us a favour.

Eileen Herbert, Barrie

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110 CN ON: Safety Advocate Issues Warning About Pot EdiblesWed, 31 Jan 2018
Source:Edmonton Sun (CN AB) Author:Warmington, Joe Area:Ontario Lines:56 Added:02/03/2018

Unless you want to see people climbing up trees, the Ontario Safety League is urging Canada to stay away from legalizing the sale of marijuana edibles.

"Governments planning to tax legal marijuana sales should put a stop to edibles right now," said Brian Patterson, president of the Ontario Safety League. "It's way too risky to go down that road."

Patterson was responding to my column Tuesday in which two police officers have been suspended pending a Professional Standards investigation into an incident in which witnesses allege the officers were taken to hospital after consuming an edible product that had been seized as part of a drug raid on a pot dispensary.

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111 CN ON: Column: Governments Lusting After Cannabis TaxesWed, 31 Jan 2018
Source:North Bay Nugget (CN ON) Author:Hunt, John R. Area:Ontario Lines:60 Added:02/03/2018

When I walk downtown in a year or two, will I have my choice of one or more cannabis lounges? The idea of creating cannabis, marijuana or pot places where consumers can smoke in pleasant and friendly surroundings is being floated in Ontario. The government reportedly welcomes feedback.

It's all very funny. governments at all levels have been making life very difficult for tobacco smokers. governments impose extremely harsh taxes on tobacco. Municipal governments impose so many limitations that smokers struggle to find a place where they can enjoy a cigarette.

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112 CN ON: Homegrown Grow Ops?Wed, 31 Jan 2018
Source:Ottawa Sun (CN ON) Author:Willing, Jon Area:Ontario Lines:61 Added:02/03/2018

Tell people how to produce pot safely: Health unit

If the federal government will let people grow pot in their homes, Health Canada had better explain how to do it safely.

That's one of the pieces of advice from Ottawa Public Health, months before marijuana hits the legal retail market and the federal government relaxes cannabis laws across the country.

The feds will allow adults to grow up to four marijuana plants in their homes for personal use.

Vera Etches, the acting medical officer of health at OPH, wrote to Health Canada earlier this month as the federal agency collected feedback on the proposed cannabis regulations ahead of legalization this summer.

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113 CN ON: Judge Slams Toronto Police For 'Oppressive Misconduct'Mon, 29 Jan 2018
Source:Toronto Star (CN ON) Author:Gallant, Jacques Area:Ontario Lines:122 Added:02/02/2018

Dissenting opinion found charter rights were violated during 'fishing expedition'

A senior Ontario judge has called out Toronto police officers who arrested a man on gun and drug charges for "casually intimidating and oppressive misconduct," and wondered if their actions would have been different in a whiter and wealthier neighbourhood.

The criticism came in a dissenting opinion from Ontario Court of Appeal Justice Peter Lauwers, who recently disagreed with his two colleagues on a panel hearing the appeal of Tom Le, convicted in 2014 of firearm and drug-related offences and sentenced to five years in prison.

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114 CN ON: Cops Accused Of Being High On JobTue, 30 Jan 2018
Source:Toronto Star (CN ON) Author:Gillis, Wendy Area:Ontario Lines:51 Added:02/02/2018

Two suspended after allegedly eating edible weed following raid

Toronto police confirms two of its officers have been suspended after police sources say the pair consumed edible marijuana while on duty over the weekend - shortly after a marijuanadispensary raid in the area.

Police spokesperson Mark Pugash said two officers are now being investigated by the Toronto police Professional Standards Unit, but wouldn't provide any additional information, including their names and what alleged conduct led to the suspension.

Police sources tell the Star, however, that the pair - both assigned to the city's central 13 division - are alleged to have consumed marijuana edibles while on duty this weekend.

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115 CN ON: Pot Issue Coming To Boil On Six NationsMon, 29 Jan 2018
Source:Hamilton Spectator (CN ON) Author:Mahoney, Jeff Area:Ontario Lines:102 Added:02/02/2018

Responses from survey questioned

Ohsweken - If you ever thought the legal pot thing would go down nice and mellow anywhere, from Salt Spring Island to St. John's, or Six Nations in between, what were you smoking?

Case in point. Sunday's gathering at Yogi's Barn, 2318 Chiefswood Road, Ohsweken, to discuss the results of a recent survey about cannabis use and regulation in the Six Nations community.

The survey in question shows massive support (in the 80 to 90 per cent range, based on answers from 731 respondents) for the availability of marijuana in their territory and for the "sovereign right" of the Six Nations people to "determine their own path and choices regarding cannabis."

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116 CN ON: PUB LTE: Ottawa Messing Up Legal Pot PlanSat, 27 Jan 2018
Source:Ottawa Citizen (CN ON) Author:Pyl, Jack Area:Ontario Lines:36 Added:02/01/2018

I had to laugh when I saw the bit about Ottawa city planners trying to keep legal pot shops out of neighbourhoods "experiencing socio-economic stress," which I suppose is government bafflegab for "poor."

How did so much animus against pot arise in the first place? It was seen as a "poor folks' drug" by rich white folks. The great and futile war on drugs was essentially a class war: The judiciary and cops were mere soldiers in that war to keep poor folks down.

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117 CN ON: LTE: Columnist Off The Mark On Drug LegalizationSat, 27 Jan 2018
Source:Chatham Daily News, The (CN ON) Author:Prokop, Dave Area:Ontario Lines:47 Added:02/01/2018

After reading the column written by Tyler Dawson on why it's time to legalize all drugs, I couldn't help butt my head as to why he would even suggest such a dangerous and ill thought-out plan.

I myself am opposed to these so-called "safe" injection sites. Sure, it will save people from overdosing on heroin, but it also enables those to go out and do it all over again and again.

It's unsafe for you to be injecting this poison into your body in the first place.

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118 CN ON: Carfentanil Prompts WarningTue, 30 Jan 2018
Source:Sun Times, The (Owen Sound, CN ON) Author:Langlois, Denis Area:Ontario Lines:73 Added:01/30/2018

Public health is urging anyone who uses drugs to get a free naloxone kit.

The call comes after Owen Sound police announced Friday that the highly potent opioid carfentanil was confirmed in a pair of investigations in the city.

"All drugs are dangerous and we don't know oftentimes what is in other drugs. So you could be getting what you think is one drug when, in fact, there could be something else in it," public health nurse Lindsay Cook said Monday in an interview.

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119 CN ON: Column: Will Marijuana Squeeze Out Exciting Plants?Fri, 26 Jan 2018
Source:Toronto Star (CN ON) Author:Day, Sonia Area:Ontario Lines:98 Added:01/26/2018

Marijuana is moving in. Big time. So here's something to ponder: Will a flood of prolific, easy-to-grow pot mean fewer exciting plants for we gardeners to grow?

Could be. Right now, we're accustomed to taking our pick from a wonderful selection of inexpensive offerings, mostly because they're raised in Ontario greenhouses and no longer imported from other countries.

Think of fabulous Phalaenopsis orchids (once rare and pricey, yet now so common and inexpensive, we're actually getting tired of them); perfect Christmas poinsettias; a cavalcade of mums in fall; potted spring bulbs all winter; pansies, petunias, plus many other colourful annuals; In spring, heavenly hellebores; exotic offerings such as anthuriums and alstroemerias.

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120 CN ON: Tax On Medical Pot 'Wrong'Fri, 26 Jan 2018
Source:Toronto Sun (CN ON) Author:Hanlon, Sarah Area:Ontario Lines:78 Added:01/26/2018

Medical cannabis patients who use the plant to treat conditions ranging from eczema to cancer are coming together this Friday from 10 a.m. to noon in front of Finance Minister

Bill Morneau's downtown Toronto constituency office at 430 Parliament St., to call out the government's proposed plan to increase the already unfair and burdensome tax on medical cannabis.

Unlike medical cannabis, most prescribed medications are not taxed, creating a situation where patients are choosing medications based on financial options rather than harm reduction and efficacy.

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121CN ON: Advocates Pushing For Safe Injection SiteFri, 26 Jan 2018
Source:Windsor Star (CN ON) Author:Cross, Brian Area:Ontario Lines:Excerpt Added:01/26/2018

Health unit under fire for perceived lack of urgency in pursuing provincial funds

Matt Cascadden, who lost seven friends last year to the raging opioid epidemic, is convinced a safe injection site in Windsor would save many lives.

"It should be pushed, I think we need it big time, now," the 36-year-old Windsor man and former drug user said Thursday.

Now living in a downtown residence, Cascadden contemplated the impact such a centre - part of an overdose prevention site currently being offered by the Ontario government - would have on the growing number of addicts who shoot up in parks, alleys and backyards.

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122 CN ON: Weighing In On Pot LoungesThu, 25 Jan 2018
Source:Niagara Falls Review, The (CN ON) Author:Spiteri, Ray Area:Ontario Lines:98 Added:01/25/2018

Niagara Falls may consider the possibility of licensed cannabis consumption lounges once recreational marijuana is legalized this summer.

Coun. Wayne Thomson said he's notified Niagara Falls Tourism, of which he's the chairman, the provincial government is considering allowing such establishments, and is asking the public to weigh in on the idea.

"I've already sent it to Niagara Falls Tourism to get the feedback from some of the hotels, whether they feel that they're comfortable with this, or they're not," he said.

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123 CN ON: Pot Grant 'Important Step Forward,' Blair SaysThu, 25 Jan 2018
Source:Toronto Star (CN ON) Author:Allen, Kate Area:Ontario Lines:61 Added:01/25/2018

Research grant of $1.4M shared by 14 projects that will help 'inform policy'

Pot czar Liberal MP Bill Blair appeared at Toronto's Centre for Addiction and Mental Health on Wednesday morning to announce the winners of a $1.4-million cannabis research grant - money that scientists say is necessary, but also too little and too late.

Blair unveiled 14 projects that would each receive $100,000 over one year. The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) "catalyst" grants, a funding opportunity first announced last spring, range in focus from efforts to monitor cannabis-impaired driving to understanding the impacts of pot use in youth.

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124 CN ON: Group Urges Safe Use Of Psychedelic SubstancesThu, 25 Jan 2018
Source:Kingston Whig-Standard (CN ON) Author:Crosier, Steph Area:Ontario Lines:80 Added:01/25/2018

In the hope of spreading awareness of the therapeutic benefits of MDMA, commonly known as ecstacy, one local psychotherapist is encouraging Kingstonians to explore and discuss the opportunities of psychedelic drugs.

"MDMA is an empathogen, it gives you more empathy and self-compassion, and so when you're in therapy with it you can look at your trauma with a little bit more openness," Richard Tyo, a registered psychotherapist and member of the Kingston Psychedelic Society, said on Wednesday. "It can really accelerate a lot of therapy."

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125 CN ON: Editorial: Pot Plan Reeks Of CondescensionWed, 24 Jan 2018
Source:Ottawa Sun (CN ON)          Area:Ontario Lines:68 Added:01/24/2018

City hall bureaucrats don't think poor people should have access to legal marijuana.

Of course, in making that request to the LCBO subsidiary that will run legal pot shops, Ottawa's bureaucrats couched it in more palatable language.

City staff asked the Ontario Cannabis Retail Corporation, which is currently looking for areas to open pot stores, to please avoid areas "experiencing socio-economic stress."

What, precisely, that means is not defined. And no neighbourhood names are attached to that request. But we can all guess what areas they're talking about - say, Vanier.

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126 CN ON: Police Unlawfully Arrested Protester, Professional StandardsWed, 24 Jan 2018
Source:Record, The (Kitchener, CN ON) Author:Paul, Gordon Area:Ontario Lines:119 Added:01/24/2018

Cambridge man back at courthouse smoking pot - this time fully clothed

KITCHENER - Jeffrey Shaver, the Cambridge man famous for his bong-smoking nearly naked protests across Waterloo Region, has been vindicated.

The professional standards branch of Waterloo Regional Police has ruled officers unlawfully arrested, searched and detained him after he smoked medical marijuana in front of the Cambridge police station on Oct. 22, 2016.

Shaver, 31, fired up a bong that day to protest a charge of marijuana possession laid on Oct. 20. On both days Shaver showed regional police officers his documents for medical marijuana. Both times he was charged with possession.

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127 CN ON: Editorial: Stop The SmokeWed, 24 Jan 2018
Source:Toronto Star (CN ON)          Area:Ontario Lines:64 Added:01/24/2018

It's tough to imagine a situation where it would be fair for a landlord to change a tenant's lease mid-term. But the impending legalization of pot consumption this summer is one.

Ontario landlords are understandably concerned that recreational users may smoke weed in their units once it's legal, leading to a deluge of complaints from other tenants when the fumes inevitably end up in their suites.

Not only would the second-hand marijuana smoke be an annoyance, parents would be rightly concerned that it will get into the lungs of their children.

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128 CN ON: Businesses Prep For Legalized MarijuanaWed, 24 Jan 2018
Source:Daily Press, The (CN ON) Author:Meldrum, Emma Area:Ontario Lines:95 Added:01/24/2018

Joelle Charbonneau has three words in mind as recreational marijuana's legalization approaches.

"Train, train, train," said Charbonneau. "Information is key."

The operations manager at JTR & Custom Works attended a Timmins Chamber of Commerce presentation at the Schumacher Lions Club Tuesday, where lawyer Carly Stringer explained employers' legal obligations regarding cannabis in the workplace.

"(I wanted) to be informed of the new legislation changes, and to ensure that we'll be in compliance with the laws and regulations concerning marijuana in the workplace," said Charbonneau.

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129CN ON: Mayor Says He Won't Support Lounges For PotWed, 24 Jan 2018
Source:Ottawa Citizen (CN ON) Author:Miller, Jacquie Area:Ontario Lines:Excerpt Added:01/24/2018

Watson voices concern about promoting smoking and putting workers at risk

Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson says he won't support creation of cannabis lounges in the city, an idea being floated by the provincial government as the country heads toward legalizing recreational pot.

"As the former Minister of Health Promotion, Mayor Watson does not want to make it easier for people to smoke any substance, including cannabis, in lounges," said a statement from Watson's office. "This would also put the health of workers at risk by inhaling second-hand smoke."

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130 CN ON: Cambridge Councillors To Visit Injection Sites In TorontoWed, 24 Jan 2018
Source:Record, The (Kitchener, CN ON) Author:Monteiro, Liz Area:Ontario Lines:82 Added:01/24/2018

CAMBRIDGE - Coun. Frank Monteiro has a lot of questions he hopes he can get answers to.

He, along with Coun. Mike Mann and two city employees, will visit supervised injectionsites in Toronto, Ottawa and Vancouver to learn more about how the sites work and what doesn't work.

Monteiro says that before any decisions can be made locally, more information is needed on how the sites function and how the neighbourhoods around them have been affected.

"We want to know what their experience has been since they were established and are people using it," he said.

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131CN ON: Are Some 'Hoods Too Poor For Pot?Tue, 23 Jan 2018
Source:Ottawa Citizen (CN ON) Author:Miller, Jacquie Area:Ontario Lines:Excerpt Added:01/23/2018

City asks LCBO to keep cannabis out of disadvantaged districts

As the LCBO scouts the city for places to open cannabis stores, City of Ottawa planners have asked the agency to avoid neighbourhoods that are "experiencing socio-economic stress."

Staff declined to elaborate on which neighbourhoods should be off-limits. But the request raises the question of whether residents of disadvantaged neighbourhoods should be protected - or excluded, depending on your point of view - from having a legal cannabis store.

The Ontario Cannabis Retail Corporation, a subsidiary of the LCBO, is asking municipalities for advice as it selects sites for the 40 shops it plans to open when the federal government legalizes recreational marijuana. That's expected in July.

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132 CN ON: Landlords Seek Right To Immediately Ban Marijuana Use InTue, 23 Jan 2018
Source:Globe and Mail (Canada) Author:Goffin, Peter Area:Ontario Lines:74 Added:01/23/2018

Ontario landlords want the right to immediately ban the use of pot in rental properties when recreational marijuana is legalized this summer, arguing they should be allowed to change tenants' existing leases to stop the drug from being consumed in their units.

Some marijuana users say, however, that the situation would leave renters with few places to legally use weed, given the province's already restrictive rules around the drug.

Under rules announced in the fall, the province is planning a ban on recreational pot consumption in public spaces and workplaces, allowing it only in private residences. Medical marijuana use will be permitted anywhere that cigarette smoking is allowed, the legislation says.

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133 CN ON: Keep Guards Up Against ODsTue, 23 Jan 2018
Source:London Free Press (CN ON) Author:Richmond, Randy Area:Ontario Lines:98 Added:01/23/2018

Londoner says security officers, often first on the scene, should be trained to use life-saving naloxone kits

In the wake of several overdose deaths and an experience saving a man's life, a London security guard wants to spread the word about life-saving naloxone.

"The really neat thing with the naloxone kits is anybody is able to use it. It sounds like a scary thing and it can be, but it is one of those things that can be used by anybody," Mathew Granger said.

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134 CN ON: Drug Crisis Outpacing Site SearchTue, 23 Jan 2018
Source:London Free Press (CN ON) Author:Stacey, Megan Area:Ontario Lines:74 Added:01/23/2018

Health emergencies don't wait for plans and procedures.

As drug overdose deaths continue to plague London - with five lives claimed by suspected overdoses in the first three weeks of 2018 alone - - city staff and politicians hustled to keep up with zoning rules for supervised consumption facilities.

Residents and experts agree that London needs the sites - the first of which, a temporary overdose-prevention site, was announced Friday - where drug users have a safe place to inject and easy access to an overdose antidote and community supports.

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135 CN ON: PUB LTE: Treat Drugs As A Public-Health CrisisTue, 23 Jan 2018
Source:Expositor, The (CN ON) Author:Therien, Emile Area:Ontario Lines:37 Added:01/23/2018

An insignificant number of Canadians use illicit drugs. Less than four per cent use them and less than two per cent have a problem resulting from hard drug use, notably, heroin and cocaine. The consequences, which can include death and over-dosing, place a heavy social and economic burden on society.

Let's start by understanding what motivates people, and especially the young, to use drugs. Programs that address the reasons for the behaviour are far more likely to work.

That said, it is about time we start treating drug use and drug addiction for what it is: a public health problem with the priorities being treatment, rehabilitation and harm reduction.

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136 CN ON: Meth Remains Persistent Drug Problem: PoliceMon, 22 Jan 2018
Source:Observer, The (CN ON) Author:Hnatyshyn, Carl Area:Ontario Lines:158 Added:01/22/2018

'Crystal meth … in this city is a much worse problem than opioids'

The opioid epidemic that has overtaken Ontario has left its mark on Lambton County, but a more insidious problem - the widespread use of crystal methamphetamine -will have an equal, if not greater effect on crime in the future, according to the head of Sarnia Police Service's Vice Unit.

Det. Sgt. John Pearce spoke about the prevalence of opioids and methamphetamine in Sarnia, the inherent dangers of these drugs, and the legalization of marijuana during a recent presentation at the Central Forum Speaker Series.

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137 CN ON: Ontario Mulls Licensing Cannabis LoungesMon, 22 Jan 2018
Source:Globe and Mail (Canada) Author:Jeffords, Shawn Area:Ontario Lines:81 Added:01/22/2018

Ontario is considering allowing licensed cannabis-consumption lounges in the province once recreational marijuana is legalized this summer, and is asking the public to weigh in on the idea.

The proposal is being met with optimism by some cannabis activists and municipal politicians who say the provincial government's approach on where legal weed can be consumed has been too restrictive so far.

Under rules outlined in the fall, the province intends to sell marijuana in up to 150 stores run by the Liquor Control Board of Ontario to people 19 and older, with a ban on pot's consumption in public spaces or workplaces.

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138 CN ON: Cannabis Lounges PossibleMon, 22 Jan 2018
Source:Toronto Sun (CN ON) Author:Jeffords, Shawn Area:Ontario Lines:52 Added:01/22/2018

Ontario is considering allowing licensed cannabis consumption lounges in the province once recreational marijuana is legalized this summer, and is asking the public to weigh in on the idea.

The proposal is being met with optimism by some cannabis activists and municipal politicians who say the provincial government's approach on where legal weed can be consumed has been too restrictive so far.

Under rules outlined in the fall, the province intends to sell marijuana in up to 150 stores run by the Liquor Control Board of Ontario to people 19 and older, with a ban on pot's consumption in public spaces or workplaces.

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139 CN ON: Where To Light Up?Mon, 22 Jan 2018
Source:Toronto Sun (CN ON) Author:Braun, Liz Area:Ontario Lines:100 Added:01/22/2018

Public parks? Coffee shops? The province wants your input on pot

What are the three most important rules of consuming cannabis?

You know the joke - location, location, location.

With the legalization of marijuana looming, the conversation has turned to where it can be safely consumed.

Where should people smoke pot? Where should they consume cannabis edibles?

Last week, the province asked for public feedback on the issue. Ontario has nixed consumption on the job or in public places. The 'public places' bit immediately presents problems - lots of people smoke dope in parks, and for obvious reasons.

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140CN ON: Ontario Landlords Call For Right To Ban Marijuana In RentalMon, 22 Jan 2018
Source:Victoria Times-Colonist (CN BC) Author:Goffin, Peter Area:Ontario Lines:Excerpt Added:01/22/2018

TORONTO - Ontario landlords want the right to immediately ban the use of pot in rental properties when recreational weed is legalized this summer, arguing they should be allowed to change tenants' existing leases to stop the drug from being consumed in their units.

Some marijuana users say, however, that the situation would leave renters with few places to legally use weed, given the province's already restrictive rules around the drug.

Under rules announced in the fall, the province plans a ban on recreational pot consumption in public spaces and workplaces, allowing it only in private residences. Medical marijuana use will be permitted anywhere that cigarette smoking is allowed, the legislation says.

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141 CN ON: Cannabis Edibles Get Higher Approval RateSun, 21 Jan 2018
Source:Toronto Sun (CN ON) Author:Braun, Liz Area:Ontario Lines:90 Added:01/21/2018

Better dust off that recipe for hash brownies.

A new poll says more people are expressing approval of cannabis edibles.

The Forum Poll interviewed 1,022 voters in Ontario and found that more than half approve of the sale of baked goods, drinks and other food items that contain marijuana.

In the two years since the last survey, that approval number has moved up six points (from 46% to 52%); likewise, the numbers of those who disapprove of the sale of such items has gone down from 43% to 37%.

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142 CN ON: OPED: A Pot-Pourri Of PossibilitiesSat, 20 Jan 2018
Source:London Free Press (CN ON) Author:McCarron, Tamara L. Area:Ontario Lines:143 Added:01/20/2018

Eating weed gummies at work? Marijuana rules may take a decade to sort out

A customer walks into a downtown marijuana dispensary to browse the hash menu for the perfect after-lunch pickup. Another flicks through images in an online store, planning to purchase a selection as a hostess gift.

Like it or not, this will be the reality across Canada after the proposed Cannabis Act (Bill C-45) comes into force this summer.

Depending on which province or territory you live in, if you are of legal age to purchase marijuana, you will soon be able to drop into a licensed store or order it online from the comfort of your own home.

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143 CN ON: Pot Lounges Licensed?Sat, 20 Jan 2018
Source:Ottawa Sun (CN ON) Author:Miller, Jacquie Area:Ontario Lines:73 Added:01/20/2018

Province publishes legislation for public input

Ontario is considering licensing lounges where people can consume marijuana when the drug becomes legal across Canada, according to regulations published by the province for public comment.

The province also wants the public to weigh in on the idea of apartment and condo owners being allowed to designate areas outside where residents could smoke or vape.

The proposals modify the province's plan to ban marijuana use in all public places, essentially restricting people to consuming it at home. Critics have pointed out problems with that approach. Children could potentially be exposed to second-hand smoke and vapour in their homes. And apartment and condo dwellers who live in no-smoking buildings would have no place to consume cannabis.

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144 CN ON: LTE: Limit Pot Use To Medical PurposesSat, 20 Jan 2018
Source:Kingston Whig-Standard (CN ON) Author:Hester, J. A. Area:Ontario Lines:67 Added:01/20/2018

Thirty years ago, approximately 60 per cent of the Canadian population smoked. Now, thanks to the efforts of Garfield Mahood and others like him, that percentage of smokers has declined to about 30 per cent - great!

But wait a minute! Now the federal Liberal government under the direction of someone who has used marijuana is rushing to legalize and promote the use of this drug, mainly by smoking or adding it in some other form for "recreational" purposes. It is also being touted by the premier of Ontario, who claims she has never used the stuff, and while you need not be a chicken to know what an egg looks like, she apparently has no clue about the dangers and cost associated with the use of recreational drugs.

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145CN ON: Shoppers Drug Mart Optimistic On Pot SalesSat, 20 Jan 2018
Source:National Post (Canada) Author:Ligaya, Armina Area:Ontario Lines:Excerpt Added:01/20/2018

Pharmacies push to dispense medical cannabis

TORONTO * Shoppers Drug Mart has lined up a third cannabis supply agreement as part of its ambition to dispense the drug amid what experts say is increasing support among pharmacists to distribute medical pot and expectations that the regulatory framework needed will come to fruition.

The latest deal, announced Friday, is with B.C.based licensed marijuana producer Tilray Canada Ltd. to supply branded medical cannabis products and is conditional upon Health Canada's approval of Shoppers' application to dispense medical marijuana.

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146 CN ON: Anti-Od Site Will 'Save Lives'Sat, 20 Jan 2018
Source:London Free Press (CN ON) Author:Stacey, Megan Area:Ontario Lines:95 Added:01/20/2018

Temporary facility overdue 'because with every tick of the clock, someone else's life could end,' says ex-addict

In a city where drug overdose deaths in the first three weeks of 2018 have nearly matched the entire 2017 death toll, there's finally an answer.

Or at least a good start. Advocates say London's newly unveiled overdose prevention site at 186 King St. - the first of its kind in Ontario - is key to stemming the tide of overdose deaths in the city.

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147CN ON: Officials Plot Out Blueprint For Reducing City's 'Alarming'Sat, 20 Jan 2018
Source:Windsor Star (CN ON) Author:Cross, Brian Area:Ontario Lines:Excerpt Added:01/20/2018

A four-pillared strategy to combat the region's opioid crisis was unveiled Friday by local officials.

They zeroed in on improving treatment options, public awareness, physician and patient education, availability of the anti-overdose drug naloxone and harm reduction measures like needle disposal boxes and investigating a safe-injection site.

"We can call it a crisis because it is affecting our community hard and our average rate of opioid-related death is way higher than the provincial average," acting medical officer of health Dr. Wajid Ahmed said at a morning news conference to announce the strategy that's been a year in the making.

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148 CN ON: LTE: Respect Decisions Of Justice SystemFri, 19 Jan 2018
Source:Kingston Whig-Standard (CN ON) Author:Comeau, Larry Area:Ontario Lines:45 Added:01/19/2018

Re: "Amnesty for marijuana busts discussed at Liberal retreat," Jan. 12.

It seems that when it comes to getting pot users votes, the Trudeau government will do anything. That is why we are about to legalize pot, with the many unintended harmful consequences that will mean for our children and the degradation of our cities from pot tourism. No government should contemplate retroactively erasing records that resulted from laws that were legally passed by Parliament. Doing this would mean opening a Pandora's box, whereby others who also committed crimes they believe did not warrant criminal convictions will want their records erased. A dangerous precedent would be set by such a politically motivated move.

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149 CN ON: LTE: Police Concerns Are LegitimateFri, 19 Jan 2018
Source:Intelligencer, The (CN ON) Author:Comeau, Larry Area:Ontario Lines:46 Added:01/19/2018

(Re: High drivers concern cops, Jan. 18 edition)

When Canadian Chiefs of Police said they are simply not ready to enforce new rules, once pot is legalized next summer, one major concern was the anticipated increase in pot-impaired drivers on Canadian highways and lack of a simple roadside test for actual impairment. The alternative would be for the police having to take suspected pot-impaired drivers to a hospital to have blood extracted.

I can just imagine the court challenges that would result in. A simple roadside test should be made available before pot is legalized.

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150 CN ON: Edu: Editorial: Amnesty For Pot Possession Needs A PlanFri, 19 Jan 2018
Source:Journal, The (CN ON Edu)          Area:Ontario Lines:65 Added:01/19/2018

As we rapidly approach marijuana legalization, the government has yet to explain how they'll tackle the organizational nightmare that comes with granting amnesty to those convicted of simple possession and other pot-related crimes.

Tens of thousands of Canadians have criminal records due to convictions for pot possession. When legalization comes into effect, there will no longer be any reason to keep punishing those who were convicted of pot-related crimes in the years beforehand.

In an editorial in The Toronto Star, the editorial board makes a case for offering amnesty to those convicted of pot possession. 17,733 people were charged with possession of pot in 2016 alone(link is external), and those charges will follow them throughout their lives without a pardon.

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