I’m wondering what effect this will have on US border control policies and procedures.
Or Manitoba. Or, you know, anything over four plants, or any plants at all anywhere other than your residence. Or the production of anything for any form of resale at all. So, yes, most personal production is still illegal.
Pot isn’t for me. I really dislike the act of smoking, so the couple of times I’ve tried it, any (negligible) positive effects were outweighed by the awful taste in my mouth and my raw scratchy throat.
I might try edibles now that it’s legal here in California, but, meh, I’m not really all that stoked to do so.
Even before it was legal, you couldn’t walk a block in SF without smelling it, so that part hasn’t changed.
What amuses me are the scenes of Canadians lining up for blocks to get their hands on some. I wouldn’t stand in a line like that for anything, legal or not.
Legalization isn’t a big deal for me. I do smoke, but only a handful of times a year, when the situation is right.
I haven’t purchased any since I was maybe 18 years old. I don’t care for it much since it gives me social anxiety at times.
I’m pretty sure I’ll eventually end up ordering some to keep on hand for certain occasions. It’s not really a big deal to me either way.
That’s an odd way to look at it. Personal production is allowed in all provinces except two and growing 4 plants at a time would eventually make me more than self sufficient.
No, I basically gave up pot in high school several decades ago.
Why Kamloops as the only store? If the entire province only gets one store, I’d pick a bigger city. Just curious as I spent one night in Kamloops when driving to Banff in August (had a good dinner at a Korean restaurant, and bought a spectacularly ugly “Canada” baseball cap at the dollar store).
Well said.
Could be. The 80’s were a Hell of a time! 
As a point of reference, a cannabis chocolate bar in San Francisco costs about USD 15-20. That’s 100mg of THC or 10 “standard doses” which I’d estimate to be 3-5 servings for many users (for others it might be one single serving, for still others it could be 10 or even 20 servings).
ETA: If you are consuming cannabis edibles for the first time it is advisable to start with a very low dose. You can always take more later.
One big question for me, Will employers still be able to drug test people and refuse to hire them?
We don’t do much drug testing in Canada. The Ottawa Chief of Police has already stated that officers are allowed to use cannabis when not on duty.
No one I’ve ever known in Canada has been drug tested, ever.
I’m talking to a company in Edmonton about a job right now, so it could conceivably be a something that might affect me in a few months.
Possibly. I’ve never done any illegal (or newly legal) drugs in my life, but I suppose I might try it if I move some place where it’s available.
Ok, another question. if someone has been drinking you can smell alcohol on their breath. But if someone has been smoking, how can you tell?
No, honestly, I dont have much experience with this.
Is there a need for you to know?
Marijuana has a distinctive odor, so you can smell it on their clothes or hair, especially if they have been smoking in an enclosed space.
You can’t always tell, any more than you can always tell if someone has been drinking. There is no equivalent to a Breathalyzer for marijuana that I know of.
Regards,
Shodan
They have roadside saliva testing devices.
They’re new and have issues, but failing a roadside test is sufficient grounds to bring someone in for further testing: blood sample.
Raises hand There, now you know one. I’ve done it a few times, both as a rig hand on an oil well and as a driver in a coal mine. Currently as a bookkeeper, my job is not considered “safety sensitive” so I am exempt from drug testing. However, every “safety sensitive” employee who works for my current employer needs to have a clean drug test before they are hired. It’s completely ubiquitous in the oil and gas industry.
I don’t know exactly what he said and of course every jurisdiction is different, but Toronto police will not be allowed to indulge within 28 days (I believe) of reporting for duty, so effectively they can’t really use cannabis at all. Meanwhile over at Air Canada, pilots, cabin crew, flight dispatchers and aircraft maintenance employees are banned from using it at any time. There will no doubt be some level of drug testing to ensure compliance, although I can see some powerful unions getting up in arms about that sort of thing.
From here: Ottawa police allowed to use cannabis off-duty | CBC News
Note, I did state that “we don’t do much drug testing in Canada.” I realize that some safety-critical positions are subject to testing. For over 7 years I worked in a nuclear facility. No one was ever tested.
Just say no (to drug testing).
Twenty or so years ago I was offered a job, accepted, and arrived for my first day. At some point on day one I was told I could run over any time to give my urine sample for a drug test. I threw some things, broke a coffee mug, and went home.
The “guy in charge” called me and convinced me to come in for a discussion. I explained that drug testing had never been mentioned, and that I would not have accepted the offer knowing I would be subject to testing. Things were a mess. He explained that a contract with local government made random testing unavoidable, but that maybe there could be a work-around.
Eventually he offered an idea. I would go three weeks without smoking, then pee in a cup. After that he would guarantee I would not be picked “at random”. I would work one year without being tested and after that year my job title would be changed to a managerial position and I would never be tested.
All went well, but I quit after a year to start my own business.