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151 CN ON: High Drivers Concern CopsThu, 18 Jan 2018
Source:Intelligencer, The (CN ON) Author:Milleer, Tim Area:Ontario Lines:101 Added:01/18/2018

Local police preparing for legalization of marijuana and detecting impaired motorists

With the legalization of recreational marijuana looming on the horizon, local law enforcement aren't letting the grass grow under their feet.

One of the largest concerns for city police is a potential increase in the amount of impaired motorists on the road.

"If a lot more people are using it, or openly using it, we're going to have those issues of how do we deal with the people that are putting other people at risk by driving under the influence of marijuana?" said Belleville Police Staff Sgt. Rene Aubertin.

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152 CN ON: LTE: Don't Put Injection Site DowntownThu, 18 Jan 2018
Source:Hamilton Spectator (CN ON) Author:Csoke, Michael Area:Ontario Lines:28 Added:01/18/2018

RE: Safe injection sites in Hamilton

One needs only to stroll just north on John Street at King Street to see what the methadone clinic has done to our downtown core. Pretty much all the buildings on both sides of the clinic (east side of John) are closed and boarded up. As my time as a police officer walking the beat in the core, I broke up many a fight out front of the clinic, and arrested a number of drug dealers hanging around preying on the meth addicts.

We don't want another repeat of this "communal disaster plan" in our core!

Michael Csoke, Mount Hope

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153 CN ON: Cops Step Up Opioid Alert After 3 Suspected Od DeathsThu, 18 Jan 2018
Source:London Free Press (CN ON) Author:Stacey, Megan Area:Ontario Lines:131 Added:01/18/2018

Three deaths, two hospitalizations, 48 hours.

It doesn't get much scarier.

As if the deadly opioid drug crisis sweeping London and the rest of Canada isn't alarming enough, London police amped up their warnings about the fallout Wednesday in the wake of three suspected drug overdose deaths and two hospital emergency cases spread over several days this week.

The move came as city police and the Ontario Provincial Police held a rare joint public information meeting Wednesday night about the dangers of fentanyl, the most sinister opioid drug and one that's already been implicated in deaths in Southwestern Ontario.

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154 CN ON: Province To Choose Location For Pot StoreFri, 12 Jan 2018
Source:Peterborough Examiner, The (CN ON) Author:Kovach, Joelle Area:Ontario Lines:91 Added:01/17/2018

The provincial government will decide where to locate a new cannabis store in Peterborough, states a new city staff report - city council won't have any say in the matter.

Peterborough is getting a new government-run cannabis store by July 1, but it's unclear where exactly it will be located.

City council won't be allowed to weigh in on the choice of location, states a new report that councillors will review at a meeting Monday.

That will be up to the province, although the government has said it won't locate these new stores anywhere near schools or homeless shelters.

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155 CN ON: OPED: The Kids Will Smoke Pot AnywayWed, 17 Jan 2018
Source:Record, The (Kitchener, CN ON) Author:DeGroat, Maxwell Area:Ontario Lines:102 Added:01/17/2018

Health Canada's consultation with Canadians on the regulation of marijuana is down to its final days. But what exactly does the government wants us to comment on?

Do officials want us to question the stated objectives? Or perhaps they want us to ask why they're being dishonest about their consultation process?

We're in the middle of an opioid crisis that has already killed thousands of Canadians and will likely kill thousands more. That clouds this conversation.

Yet our experience with other drugs and even ordinary consumer products tells us that government regulations to protect public health by ensuring product safety and quality control are extremely important.

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156 CN ON: Legalization Of Pot Will Lead To More Impaired Charges, ExpertTue, 16 Jan 2018
Source:St. Thomas Times-Journal (CN ON) Author:Broadley, Laura Area:Ontario Lines:109 Added:01/16/2018

The legalization of marijuana on July 1 will lead to an increase in the number of impaired drivers, a legal expert warns.

"When cannabis becomes legally available to purchase at the age of 18 . . . we can expect rate of use among young people and rates of drug-impaired driving to rise significantly," said Robert Solomon, a law professor at Western University who specializes in alcohol and drug policy.

He also acts as the national director of legal policy for Mothers Against Drunk Driving Canada.

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157 CN ON: Pot Store Site To Be Known SoonTue, 16 Jan 2018
Source:Peterborough Examiner, The (CN ON) Author:Kovach, Joelle Area:Ontario Lines:70 Added:01/16/2018

Local doctors are worried about marijuana addiction once it becomes legal July 1, city council told

The exact location of a new marijuana store will be selected by the provincial government sometime in February, the city solicitor told councillors Monday night.

Patricia Lester told city councillors at meeting that staff has insisted a government-run pot shop not be located near a school, homeless shelter or food bank.

Although the province can locate its stores wherever it wants, Lester said the concerns of cities such as Peterborough are being heeded: the government has vowed not to put its shops next to schools or shelters.

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158 CN ON: Editorial: Amnesty Is The Right MoveTue, 16 Jan 2018
Source:Toronto Star (CN ON)          Area:Ontario Lines:93 Added:01/16/2018

If drug users shouldn't be treated as criminals, then Canadians who have criminal records for pot possession convictions should receive amnesty

The Trudeau government's decision to legalize marijuana was a welcome and overdue acknowledgement of what has in recent decades become a truism of both the health and justice fields: Treating pot smokers as criminals is a costly, dangerous mistake.

The government is right that the prohibition on pot has driven up the cost of policing, contributed to a national crisis of court delays, compounded racial and class inequities and unnecessarily criminalized people for doing something that by and large poses little threat to them or others - all without delivering the promised benefits for public health or public safety.

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159 CN ON: Legal Marijuana Concerns MaddWed, 10 Jan 2018
Source:North Bay Nugget (CN ON) Author:Hamilton-McCharles, Jennifer Area:Ontario Lines:57 Added:01/15/2018

Organization recognizes officer of the year

North Bay police Const. Mitch Thomas is surprised how many people still get behind the wheel after consuming alcohol.

Thomas arrested six people for impaired in 2017 and was recognized during Tuesday's monthly police services board meeting as the Mothers Against Drunk Driving officer of the year.

Thomas, who has been an officer for the past three years, said he still remembers the first motorist he charged with impaired.

"It was a gentleman from out of town. We got the call just after the bar rush," Thomas said.

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160 CN ON: LTE: Ad Campaign Won't WorkWed, 10 Jan 2018
Source:Expositor, The (CN ON) Author:Braund, Marie Area:Ontario Lines:26 Added:01/15/2018

Ahead of its July deadline for legalizing recreational marijuana use in Canada, the federal government has launched a ad campaign warning of the risks of drug-impaired driving. I wonder if any elected official has noticed ads warning against drinking and driving have not eliminated drunk driving. The new ads won't work either. The way to curb drug-impaired driving is to not make cannabis legal for recreational purposes. Cannabis should only be marketed for seriously ill people on a doctor's prescription.

Marie Braund

Brantford

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161 CN ON: Local MPs Split On Marijuana LawWed, 10 Jan 2018
Source:Glengarry News, The (CN ON) Author:Carmichael, Scott Area:Ontario Lines:81 Added:01/15/2018

The federal with a handful of minor revisions, passed its third and final reading in the House of Commons November 27 and has moved on to the Senate for further review and discussion.

A total of 200 Members of Parliament voted in favour of the legislation - Bill C-45 - with 82 voting against it.

Following the final vote, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tweeted "we're one step closer to legalizing & regulating marijuana. #BillC45 means less money for organized crime and harder access for our kids."

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162 CN ON: Queen's Park Gears Up For Cannabis MonopolyMon, 15 Jan 2018
Source:Toronto Star (CN ON) Author:Benzie, Robert Area:Ontario Lines:130 Added:01/15/2018

Ontario will be biggest legal marijuana dealer in Canada, possibly in entire world

Charles Sousa was half-joking about toking.

"I was with some high school buddies last week - you remember the guys from high school - and they said to me, 'Who'd have thought it would be you that would one day aspire to become the world's biggest pot dealer?' " the Ontario finance minister said last fall.

"My parents would be so proud. I'm not so sure about my daughter, who's sitting right here. But I guess it makes sense - I was raised in Kensington Market," he quipped.

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163 CN ON: LTE: Pot ProblemsSun, 14 Jan 2018
Source:Toronto Sun (CN ON) Author:Comeau, Larry Area:Ontario Lines:33 Added:01/14/2018

Having done drug enforcement over two decades, anyone who believes Justin Trudeau when he says "legalization is the best way to keep this dangerous drug away from our kids" is living in fantasy land. There will still be a flourishing black market, as there is in Colorado and Washington states. By allowing anyone over 19 to grow their own pot supplies, children in such residences will have easy access, plus be exposed to dangerous contaminants emitted from the pot plants. In Colorado, young kids are flooding ERs after getting into their parents' pot supplies, especially edibles containing high concentrations of THC. We can expect the same here. Sunny Days are not ahead for Canadian kids!

Larry Comeau Ottawa, Ont.



(If government taxes are too high on pot they'll create the same black market they did for cigarettes by pushing tobacco taxes too high)

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164 CN ON: Trudeau Says He's Open To Strengthening Ethics LawsSat, 13 Jan 2018
Source:Globe and Mail (Canada) Author:Curry, Bill Area:Ontario Lines:75 Added:01/13/2018

Justin Trudeau says he's open to tightening federal conflict-of-interest laws and strengthening the powers of parliamentary watchdogs after a year in which both he and his Finance Minister were reprimanded by Canada's ethics commissioner.

The Prime Minister made the comments at the conclusion of a cabinet retreat in London, Ont., where the government drafted plans for the final half of its first mandate.

The government is enjoying solid poll numbers and a strong economy, but is coming off a year that ended with a finding by outgoing ethics commissioner Mary Dawson that Mr. Trudeau violated federal ethics laws by accepting a 2016 island vacation hosted by the Aga Khan.

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165CN ON: Liberals Weighing Legal Implications Of Pot Possession AmnestySat, 13 Jan 2018
Source:National Post (Canada) Author:Forrest, Maura Area:Ontario Lines:Excerpt Added:01/13/2018

No time frame for what would be 'major change'

Ottawa * The Liberal government is looking at the possibility of amnesty for people with pot possession convictions once marijuana is legalized, according to Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale.

"We're weighing all of the legal implications to make sure that we fully understand all the dimensions of this and, when we're in a position to make an announcement, we will do so," Goodale told reporters during the Liberal cabinet retreat in London, Ont. Friday.

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166CN ON: Pm Hints At Pardons For Pot PossessionSat, 13 Jan 2018
Source:Victoria Times-Colonist (CN BC) Author:Bryden, Joan Area:Ontario Lines:Excerpt Added:01/13/2018

They won't happen, though, until after July 1 legalization

LONDON, Ont. - Canadians convicted of simple marijuana possession will have to wait until recreational pot is legalized on July 1 before learning whether they'll be pardoned for something that will no longer be a crime.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ruled out Friday declaring an amnesty before the new law goes into effect.

"We recognize that anyone who is currently purchasing marijuana is participating in illegal activity that is funding criminal organizations and street gangs," he told a news conference wrapping up a twoday cabinet retreat.

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167 CN ON: We'll Look At Amnesty After Pot's Legalized, Trudeau SaysSat, 13 Jan 2018
Source:London Free Press (CN ON) Author:Stacey, Megan Area:Ontario Lines:78 Added:01/13/2018

Amnesty for marijuana possession convictions could be in the cards for Canadians, but not before recreational pot is legal.

That's the word from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who wrapped up a two-day federal cabinet retreat in London on Friday.

With Trudeau and his cabinet in town, questions swirled around the potential for a legal amnesty program that may offer Canadians relief when it comes to criminal convictions for simple possession of marijuana.

The federal government's plan to legalize marijuana is just months away from hitting London, with the first local pot shop set to open by July 1. That's the same deadline that's been promised by the Liberal government for legalization.

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168 CN ON: Editorial: There's A Haze Over Province's Pot PlansSat, 13 Jan 2018
Source:Peterborough Examiner, The (CN ON)          Area:Ontario Lines:77 Added:01/13/2018

A legal pot shop will open in Peterborough this summer and what a report that goes to city council Monday night reveals is that most of the local impacts are still unknown.

One concern for some municipalities is that they have no say on where marijuana stores locate.

It's an old irritation: because municipalities are "creatures of the province" zoning regulations cities normally use to direct where a business can set up shop don't apply. Fortunately, that's not really a concern.

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169 CN ON: LTE: Pot ProblemsSat, 13 Jan 2018
Source:Beacon Herald, The (CN ON) Author:Comeau, Larry Area:Ontario Lines:32 Added:01/13/2018

Having done drug enforcement over two decades, anyone who believes Justin Trudeau when he says "legalization is the best way to keep this dangerous drug away from our kids" is living in fantasy land. There will still be a flourishing black market, as there is in Colorado and Washington states.

By allowing anyone over 19 to grow their own pot supplies, children in such residences will have easy access, plus be exposed to dangerous contaminants emitted from the pot plants.

In Colorado, young kids are flooding ERs after getting into their parents' pot supplies, especially edibles containing high concentrations of THC. We can expect the same here. Sunny Days are not ahead for Canadian kids!

Larry Comeau

Ottawa, Ont.

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170 CN ON: LTE: Injection Site Puts Police In Tough SpotSat, 13 Jan 2018
Source:Ottawa Citizen (CN ON) Author:Boire, F. Dale Area:Ontario Lines:32 Added:01/13/2018

Re: Here's why it's time to legalize all drugs, Jan. 10

It seems that both Ottawa Inner City Health and the Ottawa police are between a rock and a hard place when it comes to performing their responsibilities.

As some recent media coverage regarding safe injection sites appears to have placed more emphasis on the general welfare of the addict rather than the challenges faced by law enforcement, it could be helpful for the general population to know more about what exactly is being done by health officials to get people off their drug addictions.

There may be more support for safe access to injection sites if they were clearly identified as places with mandated programs to provide assistance in recovery as opposed to simply continuing with the status quo.

F. Dale Boire, Ottawa

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171 CN ON: LTE: If You Are Doing Drugs, Face The ConsequencesSat, 13 Jan 2018
Source:Ottawa Citizen (CN ON) Author:Holden, Karen Area:Ontario Lines:35 Added:01/13/2018

I read Tyler Dawson's article and couldn't believe what I was reading. Legalize all drugs? Is he out of his mind?

If people are getting hooked on hard drugs because doctors are prescribing them, then the drugs are too potent and they have to look for better ways.

If people choose to do drugs to forget their problems, because everyone else is doing it, it makes them feel good for a few minutes, and so on, then they face the consequences.

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172 CN ON: LTE: Legal Pot Means More Psychotic BehaviourFri, 12 Jan 2018
Source:Hamilton Spectator (CN ON) Author:Leclerc, Trudy Area:Ontario Lines:35 Added:01/12/2018

RE: Legalizing cannabis

I have witnessed the detrimental effects of smoking pot on a young teenager diagnosed with bipolar affective disorder. The pot interfered with his medication and he would become psychotic, often requiring hospitalization. He continued to smoke pot despite the warnings from his parents and doctors. He now boasts that smoking pot is a good thing because the government has legalized it and there is even medical marijuana.

As pot is a "gateway drug," he now uses other drugs as well. This leads to his mental condition being out of control at times, but because he is an adult now who has "rights" and because of the limited beds available, he is sent home vulnerable and untreated.

With legalizing pot, I predict a rise in young people experiencing psychotic behaviour and the hospitals unable to deal with this increase. But hey, smoking pot must be a "good thing" because it is legal.

Trudy Leclerc, Hamilton

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173 CN ON: Province, Cities Preparing For Cost Of Cannabis StoresFri, 12 Jan 2018
Source:Niagara Falls Review, The (CN ON) Author:Spiteri, Ray Area:Ontario Lines:121 Added:01/12/2018

Funding for pot shops needed after 'modest revenue' projections, says finance minister

The province and municipalities will incur up-front incremental costs as a result of the federal government's decision to legalize recreational marijuana, says Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa.

In a recent letter to municipalities identified by the province to host initial cannabis retail stores by July, including Niagara Falls, Sousa said "it appears unlikely" there will be enough revenue to cover the costs associated with legalization.

He said with the conclusion of the federal government's consultation with provinces and territories on the tax framework, the Ontario government has a better understanding of the revenue share to address the costs of legalization.

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174 CN ON: Column: Here's Why Itas Time To Legalize All DrugsFri, 12 Jan 2018
Source:Standard Freeholder (Cornwall, CN ON) Author:Dawson, Tyler Area:Ontario Lines:92 Added:01/12/2018

Picture this: You're an injection drug user in Ottawa, and, you're worried the next time you use, you might die. So, you head for the Shepherds of Good Hope, where there's a special trailer. There, you can use your drugs - and someone will save you if you overdose.

Upon arrival, though, there's a police cruiser outside. Apparently it's there a lot, according to Ottawa Inner City Health, which runs the site, and officers question staff and clients.

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175 CN ON: Ontario Clears Way For City OD-Fighting SiteFri, 12 Jan 2018
Source:London Free Press (CN ON) Author:Sher, Jonathan Area:Ontario Lines:90 Added:01/12/2018

Three weeks after Ontario said it would fast-track creation of temporary safer drug-injection sites, the province has finally cleared away the bureaucratic red tape - a move that will soon lead to a site or sites in London.

The red tape - the Ontario government had promised a 14-day turnaround - - was the last barrier to health units across Ontario to creating safer places to lessen the death toll of opioids. The Middlesex-London Health Unit used the last three weeks to have its application ready to go.

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176 CN ON: PUB LTE: Treat Drug Use As Health ProblemFri, 12 Jan 2018
Source:Ottawa Citizen (CN ON) Author:Therien, Emile Area:Ontario Lines:39 Added:01/12/2018

Re: Here's why it's time to legalize all drugs, Jan. 10

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 overdosing, 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.

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177 CN ON: Concern Growing Over Pot Dispensary RobberiesThu, 11 Jan 2018
Source:Hamilton Spectator (CN ON) Author:O'Reilly, Nicole Area:Ontario Lines:121 Added:01/11/2018

Workers have been assaulted, but fear of raids stop some from calling police

AFTER NEWS OF THE LATEST armed marijuana dispensary robbery, local cannabis advocate Britney Guerra appealed through a media release for any store owners who have been robbed to call police. The responses she got back shocked her. She knew there were robberies going unreported, but the problem was bigger than she suspected. Within 48 hours she had calls from four different Hamilton store owners who told her they had been robbed - perhaps by the same people - in the last month alone.

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178 CN ON: Passing The Sniff TestThu, 11 Jan 2018
Source:Simcoe Reformer, The (CN ON) Author:Sonnenberg, Monte Area:Ontario Lines:83 Added:01/11/2018

Norfolk moves to control odours from marijuana grow ops

SIMCOE - Norfolk County has opted for a low-key approach to the regulation of marijuana grow operations.

Producers won't have to apply for a zoning amendment or defend their applications at Norfolk council.

However, they will have to meet planning standards and ensure that odours from their operations don't impact the surrounding neighbourhood.

This is the route Norfolk council chose Tuesday after a discussion of marijuana and its potentially negative impact on surrounding properties.

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179 CN ON: Column: City marijuana store: Proceed With CautionThu, 11 Jan 2018
Source:Peterborough Examiner, The (CN ON) Author:Goyette, David Area:Ontario Lines:82 Added:01/11/2018

Last month, the government of Ontario passed the Cannabis Act. It gives the province a monopoly on the sale of recreational marijuana through an estimated 150 stand alone stores to be run by the new Ontario Cannabis Retail Corporation.

While the new law piggybacks on the federal decision to legalize recreational marijuana this summer, as well as a new federal-provincial revenue sharing agreement that will give the provinces and territories 75 per cent of federal marijuana revues, it has not been without controversy. In the Ontario Legislature, 27 Progressive Conservatives opposed the law, citing concerns from police associations that more financial support is required for law enforcement. While the NDP supported the law, some of its MPPs expressed concerns about the uncertainty of revenues to be provided to municipalities, as well as the small number of store fronts (40) to be opened this summer, which they see as inadequate to put a dent in the existing black market.

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180 CN ON: Questions Remain Around Marijuana LegalizationThu, 11 Jan 2018
Source:Pique Newsmagazine (CN BC) Author:Dupuis, Braden Area:Ontario Lines:106 Added:01/11/2018

Whistler council gives first two readings to zoning amendment bylaw - with more to come

The Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW) is starting down the long, legislative road of legal recreational marijuana.

At its first meeting of 2018 on Jan. 9, council gave the first two readings to a zoning amendment bylaw concerning cannabis retail, production and distribution - likely the first of many prior to federal legalization of the substance in July.

With much still unknown about the full scope of legal cannabis in Canada and B.C., the zoning bylaw is more a preemptive measure than anything - it updates definitions to align with the new federal Cannabis Act, and reinforces the current status quo in Whistler, which limits cannabis production and distribution to a single site in Function Junction (operated by the Whistler Medical Marijuana Corporation).

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181 CN ON: Editorial: Education Campaign Needed To Deter Drugged DrivingThu, 11 Jan 2018
Source:Wasaga Sun (CN ON)          Area:Ontario Lines:67 Added:01/11/2018

We are just a few months away from marijuana being legal for recreational use in Ontario.

For legislators, one of the trickiest aspects of navigating the road to legal pot, has been the question of how to handle/discourage drugged driving.

How much pot constitutes too much when it comes to cognitive ability? What's the best way to test for it? A sobering poll, conducted last year by the Canadian Automobile Association (CAA), suggests that when it comes to public education on drugged driving, we have a long way to go.

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182CN ON: Column: Here's Why It's Time To Legalize All DrugsWed, 10 Jan 2018
Source:Ottawa Citizen (CN ON) Author:Dawson, Tyler Area:Ontario Lines:Excerpt Added:01/10/2018

Picture this: You're an injection drug user, and, you're worried the next time you use, you might die. So, you head for the Shepherds of Good Hope, where there's a special trailer. There, you can use your drugs - and someone will save you if you overdose.

Upon arrival, though, there's a police cruiser outside. Apparently it's there a lot, at least according to Ottawa Inner City Health, which runs the injection site, and officers are questioning staff and clients.

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183 CN ON: Column: Politicians Will Bungle Pot LegalizationWed, 10 Jan 2018
Source:Toronto Star (CN ON) Author:DiManno, Rosie Area:Ontario Lines:142 Added:01/10/2018

I happened to spend three days over New Year's in Las Vegas. Work! On the Star's dime!

What a pleasure it was to smoke indoors again, a rarity in our world, with all the casinos tobacco-friendly. A city built on vice recognizes that gamblers are smokers and drinkers.

But on New Year's Eve, when venturing out onto the Strip, I immediately recoiled from the stench of cannabis.

Had forgotten that Nevada is one of eight American states where recreational marijuana is now legal. Clark County, in which Vegas is situated, boats some 80 dispensaries selling recreational (as opposed to medical) pot. Anyone over the age of 21 can buy up to one ounce of cannabis (or one-eighth-ounce of concentrate) at a time.

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184 CN ON: Pot Control On The AgendaTue, 09 Jan 2018
Source:Simcoe Reformer, The (CN ON) Author:Sonnenberg, Monte Area:Ontario Lines:53 Added:01/09/2018

New report offers control options for odour, light, noise

Norfolk County may soon have well-defined rules governing the production of recreational and medicinal marijuana.

Marijuana production facilities have proliferated unchecked in Norfolk over the past two years. These are medicinal in nature and loosely governed by Health Canada regulations.

These facilities are not subject to provincial planning policies. As such, increased production has occurred in a policy vacuum that has given rise to land-use conflicts related to smell, noise and light pollution.

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185CN ON: Police Eyes Are On Needle BubbleTue, 09 Jan 2018
Source:Ottawa Citizen (CN ON) Author:Egan, Kelly Area:Ontario Lines:Excerpt Added:01/09/2018

Surveillance intimidates clients, staff at Inner City Health's safe injection site

All is not rosy at Ottawa's first sanctioned safe injection site in Lowertown.

The executive director of Ottawa Inner City Health, which operates the legal drug-taking site from a trailer at Shepherds of Good Hope, said Ottawa police regularly have a cruiser parked by the steps to the facility.

"We are having really significant problems currently and we're hoping we can resolve them," said Wendy Muckle.

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186 CN ON: Hamilton Pot Dispensaries Growing Like A WeedMon, 08 Jan 2018
Source:Hamilton Spectator (CN ON) Author:Buist, Steve Area:Ontario Lines:79 Added:01/08/2018

Number has tripled over the past year, according to city report

A new report shows the number of marijuana dispensaries operating in the city has tripled in the past year despite increased bylaw enforcement efforts.

According to the report released Friday, there are 46 marijuana dispensaries operating in Hamilton, compared to 15 in operation last January.

While the federal government is expected to legalize marijuana this summer, marijuana dispensaries are illegal, according to the report - prepared by Ken Leendertse, Hamilton's director of licensing and bylaw services.

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187 CN ON: Fentanyl Found In Cocaine, Police WarnMon, 08 Jan 2018
Source:London Free Press (CN ON) Author:Daniszewski, Hank Area:Ontario Lines:88 Added:01/08/2018

London police are warning the public that cocaine seized in November contained the deadly opioid fentanyl.

Health Canada tests confirmed the presence of fentanyl - an opioid 100 times more powerful than morphine - in drugs found on a 33-year-old London man after he was arrested.

"This is the first time in London that both cocaine and fentanyl were discovered in the same sample," police said in a news release Sunday.

"It is not confirmed if the drugs were intentionally or inadvertently mixed."

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188 CN ON: Pot Business EmbracedFri, 05 Jan 2018
Source:Northern News (CN ON) Author:Karstens-Smith, Gemma Area:Ontario Lines:106 Added:01/07/2018

First Nations invest in KL marijuana business

KIRKLAND LAKE - Canada's marijuana industry is expanding rapidly and some First Nations are looking to cash in on the emerging economic opportunities.

Phil Fontaine, an Indigenous politician turned marijuana executive, has spent the past year travelling the country and talking to First Nations about jobs, wealth and training opportunities the burgeoning marijuana business could bring.

"Everywhere we've been, it's been the same reaction, interest, excitement," said the former national chief of the Assembly of First Nations. "First Nations are speaking about possibilities and potential. So it's been very encouraging. "Marijuana businesses represent "tremendous potential" for First Nations, partially because communities are able to get in on the ground floor, instead of fighting to catch up years later as has traditionally been the case, Fontaine said.

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189 CN ON: LTE: Not Ready For MarijuanaThu, 04 Jan 2018
Source:Kingston Whig-Standard (CN ON) Author:Comeau, Larry Area:Ontario Lines:37 Added:01/07/2018

Re: "Sleeping driver found with drugs," Dec. 28.

This may well be an indication of what we can expect when marijuana becomes legal next summer, and it should trouble everyone, especially the police. Since pot was legalized in Colorado and Washington states, the number of road deaths have doubled.

In Canada, there still is no simple roadside test for impairment by marijuana consumption, as Trudeau placed the cart before the horse by legalizing pot so quickly.

Unlike alcohol, which is excreted from the system in about 12 hours, the THC in marijuana that causes someone to get stoned remains in the system for many, many days. This means someone may ended up driving impaired without having smoked marijuana recently, or having smoked a small amount.

No wonder the chiefs of police have said they simply are not ready for marijuana legalization.

Larry Comeau

Ottawa

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190 CN ON: LTE: Money GrabFri, 05 Jan 2018
Source:Sentinel Review (CN ON) Author:Morris, Alan Area:Ontario Lines:23 Added:01/07/2018

Governments raise a lot of revenue by taxing alcohol and tobacco. Now they are turning their sights on cannabis. A lot of young people think that using marijuana is a good thing. But, like any drug, cannabis can lead to addiction and ruin a person's life, all because our greedy government wants the tax money.

Alan Morris

Brantford

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191 CN ON: Councillor Wants Numbers On Cost Of Pot Legalization For CityWed, 03 Jan 2018
Source:Hamilton Spectator (CN ON) Author:Fragomeni, Carmela Area:Ontario Lines:48 Added:01/06/2018

Coun. Sam Merulla wants to head off new local taxpayer costs to cover increased bylaw and policing enforcement - and public health services - - from legalized pot well before legalization happens this summer.

"Fifty per cent of what we tax for now has nothing to do with city council," he said, adding that much of it is a result of services once funded by the province being downloaded onto municipalities.

Merulla has put councillors on notice that he's introducing a motion at their Jan. 24 meeting to get city staff to find out the city's costs of implementing marijuana legalization - and ask the province for a commitment to fully cover those costs. The province is getting a windfall in marijuana sales taxes after all, he says.

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192 CN ON: LTE: Stoned Driving A Real Threat To The PublicWed, 03 Jan 2018
Source:Standard Freeholder (Cornwall, CN ON) Author:Comeau, Larry Area:Ontario Lines:37 Added:01/06/2018

Police in Kingston found a driver sleeping with drugs. This may well be an indication of what we can expect when marijuana becomes legal next summer and should trouble everyone, especially the police.

Since pot was legalized in Colorado and Washington states the number of road deaths have doubled.

In Canada there still is no simple roadside test for impairment by marijuana consumption, as Trudeau placed the cart before the horse by legalizing pot so quickly.

Unlike alcohol, which is excreted from the system in about 12 hours, THC in marijuana that causes someone to get stoned remains in the system for many, many days. This means someone may end up driving impaired without having smoked marijuana recently, or having smoked a small amount.

No wonder the Chiefs of Police have said they simply are not ready for marijuana legalization!

Larry Comeau

Ottawa

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193 CN ON: LTE: Stoned Driving A Real Threat To The PublicTue, 02 Jan 2018
Source:Recorder & Times, The (CN ON) Author:Comeau, Larry Area:Ontario Lines:37 Added:01/06/2018

Police in Kingston found a driver sleeping with drugs. This may well be an indication of what we can expect when marijuana becomes legal next summer and should trouble everyone, especially the police.

Since pot was legalized in Colorado and Washington states the number of road deaths have doubled.

In Canada there still is no simple roadside test for impairment by marijuana consumption, as Trudeau placed the cart before the horse by legalizing pot so quickly.

Unlike alcohol, which is excreted from the system in about 12 hours, THC in marijuana that causes someone to get stoned remains in the system for many, many days. This means someone may end up driving impaired without having smoked marijuana recently, or having smoked a small amount.

No wonder the Chiefs of Police have said they simply are not ready for marijuana legalization!

Larry Comeau

Ottawa

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194 CN ON: Editorial: Stamp Out Black-Market PotWed, 03 Jan 2018
Source:Record, The (Kitchener, CN ON)          Area:Ontario Lines:83 Added:01/06/2018

The only way Canada can successfully legalize the sale of recreational marijuana in 2018 is by stamping out the illegal market for the drug at the same time.

It's not enough for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to argue that ending the era of prohibition for cannabis on July 1 will make it easier for authorities to control the sale of a substance that's less harmful than alcohol and that adults should have the right to use. Fine theories are one thing. Trudeau's federal Liberals and their provincial government partners will be judged by what they deliver in as little as six months, not by their talking points today.

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195 CN ON: Smiths Falls Riding New High As A Pot HubTue, 02 Jan 2018
Source:Toronto Star (CN ON) Author:Alexander, Doug Area:Ontario Lines:115 Added:01/06/2018

Deserted chocolate factory now home to world's largest publicly traded producer

All it took was a little marijuana to lift this Canadian town's spirits.

Smiths Falls, Ont. - population 8,885 - is seeing a revival of fortunes since medical marijuana producer Tweed Inc. set up shop four years ago in an abandoned Hershey chocolate factory.

The company, since renamed Canopy Growth Corp., has become the world's largest publicly traded cannabis producer and is the town's largest private-sector employer.

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196 CN ON: County Has Questions About Pot LegalizationFri, 29 Dec 2017
Source:Daily Observer, The (Pembroke, CN ON) Author:Chase, Sean Area:Ontario Lines:54 Added:12/29/2017

Renfrew County councillors have more questions than answers when it comes to the impending legalization of marijuana by both the federal and provincial Liberal governments.

Earlier this month, legislation giving the provincial Liberals a monopoly on recreational marijuana sales in Ontario passed at Queen's Park. The bill creates a provincial agency that will distribute and retail pot through storefronts and online. It also creates stiff fines that could top $1 million against companies and people who sell marijuana in defiance of the government monopoly.

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197 CN ON: Pot Prices Cause ConcernThu, 28 Dec 2017
Source:Telegram, The (CN NF) Author:Ubelacker, Sheryl Area:Ontario Lines:161 Added:12/28/2017

Medical users fear legalized recreational marijuana may leave them behind in puff of smoke

For Mandy Mcknight, the benefits of cannabis oil to treat her son Liam's debilitating seizures seem almost miraculous - the nine-year-old has gone from being wracked daily by dozens of the life-threatening episodes to having days when he experiences none.

But like many Canadians authorized by doctors to use marijuana to treat a wide range of medical disorders, Mcknight is worried what will happen when recreational pot for adults becomes legally available through government-sanctioned retail outlets in July 2018.

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198 CN ON: Six Nations Business Wants Answers On Pot SalesThu, 28 Dec 2017
Source:Hamilton Spectator (CN ON) Author:Moro, Teviah Area:Ontario Lines:104 Added:12/28/2017

Owner of Green Health for Six waiting to hear from Ottawa, council, and initiated survey

As far as Jeff Hawk is concerned, his marijuana dispensary is filling a void in Six Nations.

Potentially deadly opiates are widely available, but safe, medicinal marijuana is not, says Hawk, owner of Green Health for Six.

"There ain't really a large industry in pot anymore. That's what I'm worried about."

Hawk says his dispensary on Highway 54 just outside Ohsweken has a solid customer base for weed, edibles and oils.

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199 CN ON: Column: Teenaged Son Refuses To Give Up His Daily Pot HabitTue, 26 Dec 2017
Source:Hamilton Spectator (CN ON) Author:Direnfeld, Gary Area:Ontario Lines:58 Added:12/27/2017

Q: Our 16-year-old son smokes dope daily. We see his grades slipping from last year. He keeps talking about it being legalized and therefore not harmful. How do we get him to understand that he still shouldn't be smoking?

A: How one addresses the issue depends on how one understands the problem. Regular marijuana use in teens can occur if they become addicted to the substance or it may be masking an undiagnosed mental health problem such as depression or anxiety. Or your son may be otherwise well but enjoying the substance and simply not conforming to your expectations.

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200 CN ON: PUB LTE: Pluses To PotSat, 23 Dec 2017
Source:Beacon Herald, The (CN ON) Author:Hawkins, J. D. Area:Ontario Lines:36 Added:12/27/2017

With the plague of opiate overdoses, some doctors are prescribing pot to get people off opioids. There are many positive medical applications which help many people with everything from mental illness, terminal conditions, to severe physical disabilities.

Fact is we have never had legal recreational pot, so how can you say it's going to destroy communities? I would like to point out how legalizing it has worked for Colorado and I think the red light district in Amsterdam would also beg to differ.

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