Canada's marijuana legalization puts public health and safety at risk. We need to listen to experts to protect our kids, roads and communities.
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$1.7M-worth of #cannabis products seized, including candy #edibles toronto.citynews.ca/2019/03/… #cdnpoli
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Toronto's Medical Officer of Health @epdevilla wants to ban candy-flavoured #cannabis #edibles like gummy bears, lollipops and fruity #vaping products cbc.ca/listen/shows/metro-mo… via @metromorning @mattgallowaycbc
Reminder: Tomorrow is the last day to submit your concerns to @GovCanHealth about the health & safety risks of #cannabis #edibles to our kids.
.@GovCanHealth wants your feedback on Ottawa's rushed #cannabis #edibles #legalization by Feb. 20. If you care about kids' health & safety concerning these dangerous product visit: canada.ca/en/health-canada/p… …
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1/ Advocates keep claiming cannabis doesn't kill anyone. This statement is false. First, cannabis can kill directly by causing heart attacks. CDC data reveals hundreds of deaths annually where cannabis and no other drug is listed as a secondary cause of death by poisoning...
While @TOPublicHealth warns about the dangers of #cannabis #edibles to children, stores are illegally selling pot-laced snacks with up to 300mg of THC. #onpoli #cdnpoli thestar.com/news/gta/2019/02…
.@TOpublichealth's Medical Officer wants #cannabis-laced edible candy banned to protect children from grave health risks. Will the politicians listen? #topoli #onpoli #cdnpoli cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/b…
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We’re thrilled to announce that CCSA’s Talking Pot with #Youth team is hitting the road! Our cannabis experts are #TalkingPot with RCMP, provincial police, public health, school boards and more! Learn about the guide and download your copy here: bit.ly/2yVKPzh #cannabis
"Big #Tobacco used friendly researchers, polluted science & resisted controls. Millions died as a result. #Marijuana is another addictive smoked product...Let's not make the same mistake twice." https://"nbcnews.com/think/opinion/sm… #cannabis #cdnpoli
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New reports shows that marijuana use is linked to higher instances of depression and suicide and show that Colorado youth are increasingly at risk to exposure to the drug. SAM Senior Policy Advisor @LukeNiforatos joined @KOAA to talk about these studies. bit.ly/2GJC0hQ
New Brunswicker suffers heart attack after ingesting #cannabis lollipop. Doctors worried about safety of edibles cbc.ca/news/canada/new-bruns…
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High potency marijuana lollipop is believed to have triggered one man's heart attack:
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Health Canada suspends licence of Manitoba #cannabis producer due to product contamination. cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/…
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New data from the National #Cannabis Survey! About 4.6 million people nationally, or 15% of Canadians aged 15 years or older, reported using #cannabis in the fourth quarter of 2018. For more info: ow.ly/NYVY30nCcPP
The race towrd #cannabis #legalization has ignored the knowledge of experts like this person: "As a former psychiatric nurse who has witnessed the harmful effects of #marijuana on mental health, I’m horrified by the push to legalize it." theintell.com/opinion/201902…
(THREAD - 1) Ontario's @Ont_AGCO posted licence applications for 2 of @fordnation's private pot shops in St. Catharines & Toronto. Both are short walks from local schools. #cannabis #legalization #onpoli
(3) The Toronto location is in the middle of busy shopping district, a half-block from a public library & 2 blocks from an elementary school & daycare. #cannabis #legalization #onpoli
(4) If you're concerned about private pot shops being so close to where kids go to school, you only have until Feb. 20 to object here: iagco.agco.ca/prod/pub/en/De… #onpoli #cannabis (END)