Cafés busted for “illegal” cannabis
Cafés in several parts of town were raided this week for selling illegal cannabis products “tels que des brownies, des biscuits, des jujubes et des muffins.”
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walkerp 07:43 on 2020-06-18 Permalink
Basically, force used to enforce control of a market.
Kate 09:23 on 2020-06-18 Permalink
Indeed. If cannabis is legal, it should simply be legal. The only concern government should have is that products are safe and unadulterated, as with any food or drug product. But no, now they have to protect the SQDC.
Ian 10:00 on 2020-06-18 Permalink
Well alcohol is legal and we can see clearly the system is rigged to protect the profit margins of the SAQ…
Kate 10:13 on 2020-06-18 Permalink
Exactly. But even then you can get beer and sub-par wine and, God knows, spritzers of dubious quality, at the dep.
Ephraim 10:32 on 2020-06-18 Permalink
Kate, Quebec outlawed items that will appeal to children. Now cannabis infused chopped liver, using cannabis bought from the SQDC… is different than cannabis infused brownies using home grown cannabis or imported cannabis.
Michael Black 10:42 on 2020-06-18 Permalink
Besides, what kid would eat liver without prompting? Brownies are xactly what they want, “special” or not.
Kate 10:44 on 2020-06-18 Permalink
Ephraim, I know, it’s a pearl-clutching rule, but by and large adults can keep their drink out of the hands of their children, so they should keep their brownies and gummy bears out of reach as well. Journalists have pounced on the occasional “Child eats six gummies, ends up in hospital” story, but I bet most kids don’t get their sticky little fingers on the special adult candy. It’s too expensive, for one.
In addition, a lot of us don’t have children, so why should we be penalized?
Michael Black, I think that was Ephraim’s point. Chopped liver has to be one of the most horrible things I’ve ever eaten.
Ephraim 12:14 on 2020-06-18 Permalink
Getting alcohol underage was pretty easy, but pot must not just be easier, it must be easier to hide. And the SQDC has the prepared oil available, if you really want it. There have been a lot of cases of kids getting into their parent’s gummies…. unfortunately.
Mark Côté 12:21 on 2020-06-18 Permalink
What’s “a lot” of cases? How does it compare with, say, kids drinking their parents’ tasty wine or vodka coolers?
Ephraim 18:02 on 2020-06-18 Permalink
Unfortunately, I’m not seeing any real statistics, but I am seeing articles talking about errors and children getting them. As I said, Quebec’s decision was nothing that would especially appeal to children, so no gummies or brownies. But the SQDC sells teas and energy drinks. (Though I have read at least one article that discusses the reaction between pot and aluminium.) And as I said, you can buy the oil at the SQDC to make your own brownies at home. But no one can sell gummies in Quebec. I’m not sure what the law says about third party sales, yet. I do wonder if they could have cannabis butter/margarine, so you can spread it on bread. There is talk about muffins, but not brownies.
Mark Côté 18:49 on 2020-06-18 Permalink
I’m positive third-party sales are forbidden of anything containing cannabis. The SQDC wants total control of the trade.