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that's some authoritarian place you live in not letting you walk around with alcohol

(09-29-2018, 03:42 PM)Saddam Wrote: [ -> ]that's some authoritarian place you live in not letting you walk around with alcohol

Most places don't allow that. Hence the trope of someone walking around with an "indescript brown paper bag". Like being nude, being drunk is great when all parties involved are in on it, but there's a time and a place for it.

sounds like a north american thing, police over here have the power to confiscate alcohol if you're being disorderly but there are no laws against drinking in public

Seems weird if you cannot carry a bottle of beer but can carry guns.. perhaps "open carry" isn't reality after all

I guess I don't know what laws are like in Canada, but if they are planning to restrict smoking weed to places where smoking tobacco is allowed, then I feel like that is reasonable. Here in the U.S., at least where I have lived, smoking tobacco isn't allowed in most buildings these days. They do this to prevent children and others who do not smoke from suffering the effects of secondhand smoke. I did a quick read about this on drugabuse.gov, and as of 2016, there isn't enough research to fully highlight the effects of secondhand THC smoking. However, from what they have observed so far, inhaling the stuff is only going to affect a nonsmoker if they are in a non-ventilated area, which my guess is where they are going to bar folks from smoking since that's how it is for tobacco.

So, I think the kiddos of Ontario will be fine as long as they aren't getting high themselves.

(09-29-2018, 08:51 PM)Yoto32 Wrote: [ -> ]being drunk is great when all parties involved are in on it, but there's a time and a place for it.

That's kind of a bizarre stance to take, there's a difference between drinking in public and being drunk and disorderly.

The current government repealed changes the previous government did with regards to vape smoke which basically allowed vaping in school areas. The new legislation was meant to align vaping alongside smoking. That I disagree with. However, in terms of this, I am alright with. Smoking marijuana should take place within the same confines of smoking tobacco. Tobacco is absolutely more costly and more dangerous than marijuana. Especially when someone is using it for medicinal purposes; it could seriously affect their ability to use it if they had to drive home every time.

Even though I am a fan of the government liquor monopoly, I was not a fan of the government marijuana store monopoly. Sure, it does have its pros and cons (increased risk of fentanyl laced product), but since there is an option for buying online from the government retailer, it helps guard against that.

Quote:I feel like this is a little too open but oh well, I'm not completely against it. My main concern is the non smokers and children who will be exposed to this.

What are your thoughts?

Was there any concern about non smokers and children exposed to smoke from tobacco smokers?

This is a long time coming and couldn't be happier! Then again I am a medicinal patient myself so recreational doesn't apply to me.

(09-30-2018, 11:35 AM)Wee Man Wrote: [ -> ]

(09-29-2018, 08:51 PM)Yoto32 Wrote: [ -> ]being drunk is great when all parties involved are in on it, but there's a time and a place for it.

That's kind of a bizarre stance to take, there's a difference between drinking in public and being drunk and disorderly.

Yea, America's kind of all over the map when it comes to drinking laws. Heritage of our Puritan roots. Remember we're the country that banned drinking altogether for a couple of years before realizing that was an awful idea. Looks like every state has areas where there are no-public drinking laws. I assume the two lines of thought are being extremely strict on public drunkedness (as in not leaving it to the officer's discretion) and sort of a "protect the children/keep up appearances" sort of vibe. I can see open-container laws being unnecessarily strict, but on the other hand I respect if a municipality doesn't want to come across as a town where people heavily drink. Judging from this map, most open-container areas are those of entertainment districts, and that's the image public drinking gives off.

Few people here sayin things they don't understand. Each province will handle weed differently. For example here's my province; https://www.alberta.ca/cannabis-framework.aspx and then you can go down to this;

In an effort to protect children and limit second-hand exposure, public smoking or vaping of cannabis in Alberta will be prohibited from any place where tobacco is restricted, and in the following places:

on any hospital property, school property or child care facility property
in or within a prescribed distance from:
a playground
a sports or playing field
a skateboard or bicycle park
a zoo
an outdoor theatre
an outdoor pool or splash pad
from any motor vehicles, with the exception of those being used as a temporary residences, such as a parked RV

Doesn't seem too bad now. Anyways ima smoke hella weed legally and look forward to prices probably going down considerably. Just realised the topic is about Ontario, no one cares about Ontario anyways so its all good.