Marijuana to be legalized this week in Canada

By 660 News Staff

CALGARY (660 NEWS) – Marijuana will be legal across the country on Wednesday, but the early days of legalization could be a logistical mess.

There may be a lot of headaches in the early days of legal pot, with opposition parties and political observers raising red flags about issues like testing for drug impaired driving, a provincial piecemeal approach, and confusion at the border. 

Maclean’s Senior Writer Paul Wells said the biggest consumer problem could be with distribution.

“It’s hard for me to believe there will be enough legal supply to meet the pre-existing demand,” he said.

However, Wells says the growing pains will be worked out and the political pain for the Trudeau Government could be short lived.

“In the end it’s Canada, to the extent there are delivery problems and supply chain problems they’ll get fixed,” Wells said. “People who think that this will be the end of civilization will realize that it isn’t.”

The Federal Government has been insisting the country is ready for legal pot, from policing to supply.

For those new to pot or maybe it’s been a while, now may be a good time to explore the world of cannabis.

With legalization around the corner, health officials are explaining what it’s like to be high.

“There might be some distortions in perception, inability to react, so your reaction time is impaired, some cognitive functioning will be impaired, but by and larger a lot of people will use it for the good feeling,” she said.

Dr. Amy Porath is the Director of Research at The Canadian Centre of Substance Abuse and Addiction.

She says the feeling of euphoria is felt almost instantly, as opposed to drinking alcohol.

“If you’re smoking it you’re going to feel that, you know, relaxed euphoric feeling much faster. With alcohol you’re drinking it its going through you know your stomach so it takes a little bit longer,” she said.

However like alcohol, Porath warns that overuse can trigger dependency, she says if you’re new to cannabis and are looking to spark up do so in small quantities. 

– With files from Melissa Nakhavoly and Cormac Mac Sweeney

 

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