Balancing the extremes in the legalization debate

Creating a working template that will please the majority of Canadians requires compromise and pragmatism, not idealism and absolutes.

As the Canadian government begins to move towards implementing a regulated, commercial, adult cannabis market, the argument of what this system should look like has people from all sides of the argument seeking to stake their claim. 

On one hand, some say only Licensed Producers should control every aspect of the recreational market, from production to distribution. After all, they are the only template at the moment that has passed enormous regulatory and security hurdles.  On the other hand, some say the market should have little to no regulations at all, and cannabis should be treated as an agricultural commodity. After all, it’s just a plant! Farmers should grow it just like tobacco or tomatoes or… poppies? 

Neither of these extremes represent a particularly manageable or functional system. A system exclusive...

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