Council could approve a town-wide policy outlining rules to build medical marijuana facilities in Innisfil as early as March 4 But first residents will have a chance to ask questions and offer their ideas during a public open house at the town hall Jan. 29 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Residents will have an opportunity to study the wide-range of Health Canada regulations and municipal zoning rules that must be in place before marijuana production facilities can be approved. [continues 388 words]
What would the legalization of marijuana look like in Canada? It was a question the Barrie-Innisfil federal Liberal riding association tackled during a town hall meeting Sunday. Association president Adam English told about 50 people - some of them medical and recreational marijuana users - the Liberal party wants to hear what voters think of its pledge to legalize marijuana if elected to govern next year. "It would be a controlled effort so it is not so easily accessible to teens and it would cut out organized crime," English said. "It is so much easier in our current system to access marijuana when it is illegal." [continues 391 words]
