Keep pot out of liquor stores, says cannabis association
Dispensaries, not liquor stores, are the best outlets to sell recreational pot, according to the Canadian Association of Medical Cannabis Dispensaries.
The statement comes shortly after B.C.’s and Ontario’s public service unions called for legalized marijuana to be sold in liquor stores. Vancouver’s Jamie Shaw, president of the CAMCD, said having the two substances under the same roof could be dangerous.
“A lot of people are using cannabis to get off of alcohol, so that isn’t a very good message to send. There have been studies that confirm alcohol and cannabis together heighten the effects of both,” she told Metro.
Shaw said it makes sense to use the existing medical marijuana distribution system and not have to “reinvent the wheel.”
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