Health Canada Marijuana Task Force Q1 - Do you believe that these measures are appropriate to achieve the overarching objectives to minimize harms, and in particular to protect children and youth?

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Do u believe these measures r appropriate 2 achieve the overarching objectives to minimize harms, &in particular 2 protect children & youth?

— Sam Vekemans (@acrosscanada) June 30, 2016

Do you believe that these measures are appropriate to achieve the overarching objectives to minimize harms, and in particular to protect children and youth? 

http://healthycanadians.gc.ca/health-system-systeme-sante/consultations/legalization-marijuana-legalisation/minimizing-harms-minimiser-dangers-eng.php

1. Minimum age for legal purchase:
2. Advertising and marketing restrictions to minimize the profile and attractiveness of products:
3. Taxation and pricing:
4. Limits of allowable THC potency in marijuana:
5. Restrictions on marijuana products:
6. Limitations on quantities for personal possession:
7. Limitation on where marijuana can be sold:

No.  The measures themselves are overarching. You can buy items much more dangerous in a convenient store.  Matches, lighters, propane tanks, and Slurpee (which contain lots of sugar).  Remember that no one dies from cannabis!  

1. Cannabis does NOT have health costs.  “While it is difficult to directly compare the harms of cannabis, alcohol and tobacco, harms can be indirectly compared by measuring the social costs connected to each of the substances (Figure 2).”
   http://www.heretohelp.bc.ca/visions/cannabis-vol5/cannabis-tobacco-and-alcohol-use-in-canada
   
   
2. "In the case of tobacco, the overall objective is to reduce or even eliminate use for all Canadians."  This seems to be an utter LIE.   If Canada wanted to eliminate use of tobacco, then the Tobacco Act SHOULD NOT have been created!  Have tobacco as a SCHEDULE I substance.  As it causes THE MOST harm.  As Cannabis is FAR less dangerous than Alcohol & Tobacco, then it makes NO sense for there to be ANY measures.
   
3. Taxing is still prohibition, it means that it will be a TRILLION dollar industry of government profits... and the EXPENSE of those who need it!   Cannabis is SAFER than Alcohol and should NOT have the restrictions on it.  Increase the tax on OIL & Gasoline and THAT will make more revenue for the government.  As GASOLINE causes more HARM to everyone AROUND THE WORLD.   TAX the Tar Sands! 

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