Pot shops are big business in poor areas

[Anonymous]

Isn't this interesting and not unexpected either.



By Andrew Duffy



Ottawa — Canada's legal pot shops are concentrated in the country's poorest neighbourhoods, according to the findings of a new study that raises important questions about the conduct of the nation's experiment in legalized cannabis.



The peer-reviewed study, published in the online access journal CMAJ Open, plotted the country's 260 cannabis retail stores and assessed the income levels of the neighbourhoods in which they were situated, along with their proximity to schools.



Researchers found that twice as many neighbourhoods in the lowest income quintile had pot shops in or near them (587), compared to the country's highest income neighbourhoods (245).



the study also found that privately operated pot shops tended to be closer to schools than government ones.



In Ontario, pot shops have to be at least 150 metres away from a school.



In Quebec, it's 250 metres, except in Montreal.



Ottawa family physician dr. daniel Myran, lead author of the study, said the concentration of pot shops in low-income neighbourhoods raises potential public health concerns.



"If it turns out that increased availability of cannabis stores translates into more consumption and more health impacts, this could mean that individuals in poor neighbourhoods are being overexposed to cannabis," said Myran, a resident at the Ottawa Hospital.



"We may be setting up these individuals to consume more and have more harms."



A statistics Canada study published last year showed that people making less than $40,000 a year are the country's heaviest users of cannabis.



On a per capita basis, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Yukon had the most pot shops in Canada. Ontario and Quebec had the fewest per capita.

[Anonymous]

And I would guess there are fewer health clubs and private after school education institutes in those same low communities.

[Anonymous]

And I would guess there are fewer health clubs and private after school education institutes in those same low communities.

They have different priorities.

[Blazor]

A statistics Canada study published last year showed that people making less than $40,000 a year are the country's heaviest users of cannabis.

Gonna raise my hand here lol  :JC_howdy:



Im in that category lol.



The shops in Seattle didnt seem to be in "poor" neighborhoods.



I know one thing, here, from a friend, "good" costs $20 a gram. Thats expensive. In Seattle, I could get Grade A Premium for $12-15 a gram. Could be another reason poor folks are flocking to the stores. I've debated making a quick trip up to DC  

[Anonymous]

Liquor stores, payday loan companies and now pot shops. Pillars of poor neighbourhoods.

[Anonymous]

Liquor stores, payday loan companies and now pot shops. Pillars of poor neighbourhoods.

Seems that way.

[Anonymous]

A statistics Canada study published last year showed that people making less than $40,000 a year are the country's heaviest users of cannabis.

Gonna raise my hand here lol  :JC_howdy:



Im in that category lol.



The shops in Seattle didnt seem to be in "poor" neighborhoods.



I know one thing, here, from a friend, "good" costs $20 a gram. Thats expensive. In Seattle, I could get Grade A Premium for $12-15 a gram. Could be another reason poor folks are flocking to the stores. I've debated making a quick trip up to DC  

Ya, they have fancy shops for upper income millennials. But, there would be higher per capita pit usage in low income areas. They smoke more weed, and they do not care about frills.

[Odinson]

Tobacco is bad.. Cant stand if some1 at the workplace smokes cancer sticks.



Cannabis is good and healthy.

[Anonymous]

Tobacco is bad.. Cant stand if some1 at the workplace smokes cancer sticks.



Cannabis is good and healthy.

I can smell it from metres of where it's being smoked.

[Anonymous]

Tobacco is bad.. Cant stand if some1 at the workplace smokes cancer sticks.



Cannabis is good and healthy.

I can smell it from metres of where it's being smoked.

It's just like running over a skunk.

[Anonymous]

Isn't this interesting and not unexpected either.



By Andrew Duffy



Ottawa — Canada's legal pot shops are concentrated in the country's poorest neighbourhoods, according to the findings of a new study that raises important questions about the conduct of the nation's experiment in legalized cannabis.



The peer-reviewed study, published in the online access journal CMAJ Open, plotted the country's 260 cannabis retail stores and assessed the income levels of the neighbourhoods in which they were situated, along with their proximity to schools.



Researchers found that twice as many neighbourhoods in the lowest income quintile had pot shops in or near them (587), compared to the country's highest income neighbourhoods (245).



the study also found that privately operated pot shops tended to be closer to schools than government ones.



In Ontario, pot shops have to be at least 150 metres away from a school.



In Quebec, it's 250 metres, except in Montreal.



Ottawa family physician dr. daniel Myran, lead author of the study, said the concentration of pot shops in low-income neighbourhoods raises potential public health concerns.



"If it turns out that increased availability of cannabis stores translates into more consumption and more health impacts, this could mean that individuals in poor neighbourhoods are being overexposed to cannabis," said Myran, a resident at the Ottawa Hospital.



"We may be setting up these individuals to consume more and have more harms."



A statistics Canada study published last year showed that people making less than $40,000 a year are the country's heaviest users of cannabis.



On a per capita basis, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Yukon had the most pot shops in Canada. Ontario and Quebec had the fewest per capita.

What little money they have poor people spend on getting drunk or high.

[Bricktop]

Most of our pet shops are in shopping malls.

[Anonymous]

Most of our pet shops are in shopping malls.

And shopping malls are not in the hood.

[Anonymous]

Isn't this interesting and not unexpected either.



By Andrew Duffy



Ottawa — Canada's legal pot shops are concentrated in the country's poorest neighbourhoods, according to the findings of a new study that raises important questions about the conduct of the nation's experiment in legalized cannabis.



The peer-reviewed study, published in the online access journal CMAJ Open, plotted the country's 260 cannabis retail stores and assessed the income levels of the neighbourhoods in which they were situated, along with their proximity to schools.



Researchers found that twice as many neighbourhoods in the lowest income quintile had pot shops in or near them (587), compared to the country's highest income neighbourhoods (245).



the study also found that privately operated pot shops tended to be closer to schools than government ones.



In Ontario, pot shops have to be at least 150 metres away from a school.



In Quebec, it's 250 metres, except in Montreal.



Ottawa family physician dr. daniel Myran, lead author of the study, said the concentration of pot shops in low-income neighbourhoods raises potential public health concerns.



"If it turns out that increased availability of cannabis stores translates into more consumption and more health impacts, this could mean that individuals in poor neighbourhoods are being overexposed to cannabis," said Myran, a resident at the Ottawa Hospital.



"We may be setting up these individuals to consume more and have more harms."



A statistics Canada study published last year showed that people making less than $40,000 a year are the country's heaviest users of cannabis.



On a per capita basis, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Yukon had the most pot shops in Canada. Ontario and Quebec had the fewest per capita.

What little money they have, poor people spend on getting drunk or high.

And they are probably white too.

[Bricktop]

Riiiiight...are where did opium dens originate?