Marijuana

MARIJUANA – ‘Kids will smoke pot anyway’ isn’t a good reason to legalize it

January 16, 2018 // 1 Comment

By MAXWELL DeGROAT Research Associate Frontier Centre for Public Policy HEALTH CANADA’S consultation with Canadians on the regulation of marijuana is down to its final [Continue]

COLLINS – Why would rules on smoking pot in public be different than ciggies?

December 15, 2017 // 1 Comment

SHORT ANSWER — they shouldn’t be. Premier John Horgan said this week that marijuana smokers may have to abide by the same public smoking rules as tobacco users when [Continue]

GUEST COLUMN – Consumption of cannabis should match drinking laws

December 14, 2017 // 0 Comments

By DAVID JOHNSON Guest Columnist PREMIER JOHN HORGAN says marijuana users in British Columbia could face the same rules as those who smoke tobacco in public. Horgan says his [Continue]

McQUARRIE – Proposed new business fines could spell trouble in River City

December 12, 2017 // 1 Comment

WHILE I WATCHED last week’s City Council meeting, I couldn’t help but think of the Broadway play, Music Man. A story about the arrival of a pool table in conservative [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Close down illegal pot shops, or leave them alone?

December 7, 2017 // 3 Comments

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. CITIES AND TOWNS across B.C. — including Kamloops — will need the wisdom of Solomon to deal with illegal pot stores in [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Growing marijuana is one thing, selling it is something else

November 16, 2017 // 1 Comment

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. AMONG THE many questions still to be answered on how best to deal with the legalization of recreational marijuana is — [Continue]