The Ford-Fedeli Hammer

[dewline]

News from the provincial legislature in Toronto: Going after kids and teenagers, after oversight professionals, after Francophones across the province...and he expects us all to become (or resume being) drunk or stoned to distract us from the fact.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-pc-fall-economic-outlook-cuts-tax-lcbo-1.4906718

Comments

[notasupervillain]

I thought he also didn't properly run the weed store? So all we can do is drink?

[dewline]

There isn't going to be a Cannabis Store in the same way as the Beer Store operation, no. His idea is to let private operators do the heavy retail lifting. And apparently, despite all the work put in by federal and provincial personnel and private companies to get things ready, we ended up with a supply shortage on launch day. Which they're still playing catch-up on, last I heard or read.

It's not my thing, and barring the recommendation of my general-practitioner doctor, I'm not likely to be willingly trying it. Either as smokeables, or edibles. But for those who actually have a medical need, I'm not interested in getting in their way either.

[jo]

In fairness, a lot of provinces ended up with pot shortages. That was to be expected (at least, I fully expected that to happen so was 100% not surprised). NB for example had to close a number of its stores because they couldn't supply them (but that is slowly rectifying itself). There was absolutely zero way to accurately predict what the demand would be.

Here's a story from the BBC on the Canada-wide pot shortfalls: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46200873

[notasupervillain]

I dislike weed. But I also dislike low rise jeans and I don't think people should go to jail for either of them.

I am shocked to hear that Ford's government didn't take responsibility and was unprepared. Shocked.