Ever since, and probably long before, the federal Liberals started the process to legalize marijuana, some people have been equating legalization with deregulation.
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Regardless of whatever unproven medical benefits cannabis might have, it is still, like alcohol, a mind-altering drug. So using an established framework and distribution system for controlled substances only makes sense.
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Legalizing cannabis is a good thing, but it also means major limitations on currently the freewheeling production, supply and distribution of the drug.
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Because, after all, what we are talking about is a drug.
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