Ontario unveils plan for government chain of marijuana stores

Re:Ontario unveils plan for government chain of marijuana st... by nasalgoat on Friday September 08, 2017 @04:12PM (#15203541)

I really wish they'd step back and let the free market handle it, instead of once again heavily restricting distribution and sales to another bloated government monopoly.

Plus, the number of stores at launch is way too low - people will simply continue to purchase higher quality weed for less money from private sellers. It's a bad move all around.

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Re:Ontario unveils plan for government chain of marijuana st... by kogepathic on Friday September 08, 2017 @04:32PM (#15203709)

> instead of once again heavily restricting distribution and sales to another bloated government monopoly.

Yes, yes, yes. Why can't they regulate it like cigarettes?

The argument about keeping it out of the hands of minors is bullshit. It's already illegal to sell tobacco products to people under age in Ontario.

LCBO and the Beer Store are stupid ideas from a bygone era that need to end. Legal monopolies of provincial owned entities should not be permitted.

I'm not saying full privatization is the right answer, because I don't believe the free market solution is always best, but at least allow private competition to a crown corp. LCBO has no motivation to innovate because there is little/no competition.

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Re:Ontario unveils plan for government chain of marijuana st... by mainliningfbs on Friday September 08, 2017 @04:56PM (#15203886)

Nah, Canada is past the free market. We have learned that stricter regulations on addictive substances make society a better place.

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