It was 18 when I was 18 (I just dated myself). We survived.
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Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS)
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Thanos
Active Member
In what way? QC has setup their operation similar to ON. The SAQ will open a subsidiary by the name of Societe Quebecoise du Cannabis. They will be the sole authorized retailer. Also, the SQC has signed agreements with 6 big suppliers. Whereas OCS is opening it to any and all suppliers. Much better arrangement in ON then QC.
Filip
Senior Member
I must not have been following what's going on in QC. Last I heard they were looking to follow the BC model of legalizing and regulating dispensaries. If this has changed, I wasn't aware.
Too bad, the BC model is by far the most libertarian.
picard102
Senior Member
You likely didn't need "safe spaces" on campuses when you were 18 either, but here we are.
We did actually.
SunriseChampion
Senior Member
Really? I must have missed the fact of their existence at Carleton circa 2003, because I don't remember anything of the sort.
I didn’t go to Carleton
Johnny Au
Senior Member
Why have OCS when there's always the back alley?
JasonParis
Moderator
So just over a year later and I'm curious if people feel we would have been better served with the Liberals' OCS model or the current private PC one?
innsertnamehere
Superstar
If it wasn't for the PCs limiting licenses the private model would be much better.
SunriseChampion
Senior Member
Why couldn't they just sell it in LCBO locations (including licensees)? The government want to be a drugs dealer, do it properly and be accessible.
They'll sell you an acutely toxic drug (alcohol) but get all weird about selling one with a much higher safety profile. Same old war on drugs logic.
It's been a serious cock-up so far, this whole legalisation thing. Hopefully they do better with psilocybin which is undoubtedly next.
I say this because:
Health Canada is cooperating with the US FDA on phase 3 trials of psilocybin and MDMA with a view to having them be legal for medical use by 2021 if they are shown to be of medical value (which they already have been shown to be, pretty well, get the formality done).
Anyway, psilocybin best be available either network-wide in all LCBO shops or in private shops, unhindered, because the hypocrisy and irrationality of drugs laws continues with the ease of access of ethanol compared to that of legal marijuana.
They'll sell you an acutely toxic drug (alcohol) but get all weird about selling one with a much higher safety profile. Same old war on drugs logic.
It's been a serious cock-up so far, this whole legalisation thing. Hopefully they do better with psilocybin which is undoubtedly next.
I say this because:
Health Canada is cooperating with the US FDA on phase 3 trials of psilocybin and MDMA with a view to having them be legal for medical use by 2021 if they are shown to be of medical value (which they already have been shown to be, pretty well, get the formality done).
Anyway, psilocybin best be available either network-wide in all LCBO shops or in private shops, unhindered, because the hypocrisy and irrationality of drugs laws continues with the ease of access of ethanol compared to that of legal marijuana.
afransen
Senior Member
It will take time, but eventually this will get figured out.
Saw a story recently about some irresponsibly packaged gummies (branded to look similar to Sour Patch Kids). A kid got into his parent or uncles stash and ate a pack. Was brought to the hospital unresponsive, though he recovered. Long term effects of massive doses on kids are not well enough studied.
So, I agree with some of the government nanny-state attitude. The packaging should be unappealing to children and hard to open.
Saw a story recently about some irresponsibly packaged gummies (branded to look similar to Sour Patch Kids). A kid got into his parent or uncles stash and ate a pack. Was brought to the hospital unresponsive, though he recovered. Long term effects of massive doses on kids are not well enough studied.
So, I agree with some of the government nanny-state attitude. The packaging should be unappealing to children and hard to open.
SunriseChampion
Senior Member
Yup, among a host of other jurisdictions in the US as well as along with a whole host of other plant-based psychotropics.
Look at that, the boorish Yanks ahead of us on drugs policy in this sense! Never thought I'd see this.
SunriseChampion
Senior Member
Long term effects of acute doses on kids aren't studied but long term effects of chronic doses are well studied and the results are probably worse than could be found with an acute high dose event.
All psychotropics are dangerous for kids because of brain development being incomplete. This is mostly becaue of the lack of completion of neural networks which shouldn't be affected by a single dose, no matter how large.
There aren't any physiological long term effects otherwise.
Chronic ganja use amongst youth is a much worse problem than accidental dosing of younger children.