In case you weren’t aware, marijuana officially became legal in Canada last week.
Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018 will forever be known in our country as ‘weed day.’
As I still have a number of friends on social media who live in Ontario, who are two hours ahead of Alberta time wise, my news feed was bombarded with posts announcing weed was officially legal two hours before it did here.
While we all knew this day was coming, it still didn’t prepare me for the onslaught of conversations and arguments that crowded every inch of my attention that day.
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People were concerned about having to smell it in public, if kids would be able to get a hold of it easier, if there were any stores locally that were selling it, and how being on a database could affect their travel plans to the United States.
After a couple of hours, all of this got very old for me.
As someone who didn’t want weed to become legalized, for personal reasons I’m not going to share, my thoughts on the matter became neutral as the fateful day grew nearer.
Watching municipalities struggling to write bylaws, restricting dispensaries just because of the product they sell, and researching how police will detect people driving under the influence has made the whole topic old news for me.
I’m a little tired of hearing about it and the negatives surrounding the subject.
Cannabis has had very little studies done on the long-term effects it has on users, which means people consuming it now may be used as guinea pigs for studies later on.
We know it may have affects on teens who use it, and it may or may not have negative consequences on pregnant women who smoke.
We also know it prevents the growth of some cancers, and greatly helps with people’s pain and anxiety.
If the major complaint is that it smells bad, why is there such an issue?
While people are encouraged not to drive under the influence of marijuana, what else does it really do to someone that’s high?
They get a little silly, hungry, giggly, and may take a little while to react to things.
As long as people use it responsibly, like alcohol, it shouldn’t be a problem anymore.
The Canadian government has regulated it, and taxed it. The legalization day has come and gone, and the first ticket for driving under the influence of marijuana was handed out in Winnipeg a mere hour into it.
It’s over.
Can we start talking about, literally, anything else?
