Toronto Tourism

[Filip]

Yes, because we all know what urban hell Amsterdam has become.

I think demographics are different between Toronto and Amsterdam.. Totally different cases.

 

[RJR123]

In what sense? And why would legalized marijuana use automatically degrade our urban environment?

 

[Filip]

In what sense? And why would legalized marijuana use automatically degrade our urban environment?

Marijuana isn't even legal in Holland.. (I remember reading that on this board I think).

 

[RJR123]

Regardless of whether it's legal or simply decriminalized, it's widely available and can be purchased openly.

 

[Filip]

Regardless of whether it's legal or simply decriminalized, it's widely available and can be purchased openly.

There are many other things tourists look for when visiting Amsterdam. I'm afraid that if Toronto pursues your plans then all the tourists will flock here just to get high. Personally, I'd refuse to live in a city full of potheads with the stench of weed hanging above every corner.

 

[indense]

Personally, I'd refuse to live in a city full of potheads with the stench of weed hanging above every corner.

If you live in Toronto, you already do.

 

[Filip]

If you live in Toronto, you already do.

I rarely ever smell weed unless I'm in a club or in that general area on a Saturday night.

 

[RJR123]

I smell weed constantly on the streets, and it doesn't offend me in the least. There's far worse detriments to the city. So what if someone is smoking up on the street, who cares?

 

[AndreaPalladio]

I smell it everwhere too, and am unoffended. Maybe it's just our hood, RJR?

 

[RJR123]

I think so...maybe it's all the boomers shopping at the St. Lawrence Market, constantly reliving the Summer of '67?

 

[Urban Shocker]

Naaah. We've done far too many drugs even to remember the disco 1970's let alone the Summer of Love.

 

[RJR123]

Margaret Wente certainly remembers it, what with her rhapsody in print last week on the subject.

 

[Urban Shocker]

Mostly, she seemed embittered that she couldn't lose her virginity at a time when everyone else was losing theirs.

 

[RJR123]

Do you think she has succeeded yet? She is childless.

 

[AndreaPalladio]

Who in his right mind would want to relieve her of it?