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.
And I would guess there are fewer health clubs and private after school education institutes in those same low communities.
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They have different priorities.
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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 :laugh:
Liquor stores, payday loan companies and now pot shops. Pillars of poor neighbourhoods.
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Seems that way.
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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 :laugh:
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.
Tobacco is bad.. Cant stand if some1 at the workplace smokes cancer sticks.
Cannabis is good and healthy.
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Cannabis is good and healthy.
I can smell it from metres of where it's being smoked.
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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.
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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.
Most of our pet shops are in shopping malls.
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And shopping malls are not in the hood.
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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.
Riiiiight...are where did opium dens originate?
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Who started them because they had nothing to trade. Fucking Brits. :negative:
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Cannabis is good and healthy.
I can smell it from metres of where it's being smoked.
The whole apartment building reeks if one resident is smoking pot.
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Cannabis is good and healthy.
I can smell it from metres of where it's being smoked.
The whole apartment building reeks if one resident is smoking pot.
I believe that..
I could smell it at a shopping mall recently and I walked a hundred metres and could still smell it.
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What little money they have, poor people spend on getting drunk or high.
Most of us work shit jobs all week, so when the weekend hits we like to have a good time. Instead of having that premium cable package or unlimited cell phone package or high car payment and mortgage payment, whats a bottle and a blunt with some friends on a Saturday night :laugh:
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And they are probably white too.
We do it to deal with racists like you! :mad:
Damn, all this talk, time for some action lol (flicks lighter, passes it to the left).
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And they are probably white too.
We do it to deal with racists like you! :mad:
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And they are probably white too.
We do it to deal with racists like you! :mad:
:yahoo: ac_toofunny
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ac_dance
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What little money they have, poor people spend on getting drunk or high.
Most of us work shit jobs all week, so when the weekend hits we like to have a good time. Instead of having that premium cable package or unlimited cell phone package or high car payment and mortgage payment, whats a bottle and a blunt with some friends on a Saturday night :laugh:
Do they smoke it in public places where you live..
The smell of it makes me gag.
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What little money they have, poor people spend on getting drunk or high.
Most of us work shit jobs all week, so when the weekend hits we like to have a good time. Instead of having that premium cable package or unlimited cell phone package or high car payment and mortgage payment, whats a bottle and a blunt with some friends on a Saturday night :laugh:
Do they smoke it in public places where you live..
The smell of it makes me gag.
I cant stand to be around cigarette smoke anymore, takes my breath. I dont mind pot smoke at all.
Out in public no, not usually. I will smell it now and then, but most folk dont seem to mind. Its a fine if caught. Use to be you would go to jail, but its been decriminalized here thankfully. Almost guaranteed to smell a blunt (cigar paper rolled) burning if you ride through the hood :laugh:
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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.
I lit some up at that festival a couple weeks ago, guy said "I smell POLE cat!" :laugh:
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What little money they have, poor people spend on getting drunk or high.
Most of us work shit jobs all week, so when the weekend hits we like to have a good time. Instead of having that premium cable package or unlimited cell phone package or high car payment and mortgage payment, whats a bottle and a blunt with some friends on a Saturday night :laugh:
Do they smoke it in public places where you live..
The smell of it makes me gag.
I cant stand to be around cigarette smoke anymore, takes my breath. I dont mind pot smoke at all.
Out in public no, not usually. I will smell it now and then, but most folk dont seem to mind. Its a fine if caught. Use to be you would go to jail, but its been decriminalized here thankfully. Almost guaranteed to smell a blunt (cigar paper rolled) burning if you ride through the hood :laugh:
I smoked cigarettes for twenty seven years. I can't stand being around smokers anymore and I used to smoke in my car.
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What little money they have, poor people spend on getting drunk or high.
Most of us work shit jobs all week, so when the weekend hits we like to have a good time. Instead of having that premium cable package or unlimited cell phone package or high car payment and mortgage payment, whats a bottle and a blunt with some friends on a Saturday night :laugh:
Do they smoke it in public places where you live..
The smell of it makes me gag.
I cant stand to be around cigarette smoke anymore, takes my breath. I dont mind pot smoke at all.
Out in public no, not usually. I will smell it now and then, but most folk dont seem to mind. Its a fine if caught. Use to be you would go to jail, but its been decriminalized here thankfully. Almost guaranteed to smell a blunt (cigar paper rolled) burning if you ride through the hood :laugh:
I smoked cigarettes for twenty seven years. I can't stand being around smokers anymore and I used to smoke in my car.
Wow thats a long time! I smoked from the age of 18-23, smoked in the house and car, now I dont allow them to be smoked in either place. My friends that smoke go out on my porch. My in-laws chain smoke in their home, I cant stand it. By the time I get home I have to change my clothes lol.
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What little money they have, poor people spend on getting drunk or high.
Most of us work shit jobs all week, so when the weekend hits we like to have a good time. Instead of having that premium cable package or unlimited cell phone package or high car payment and mortgage payment, whats a bottle and a blunt with some friends on a Saturday night :laugh:
Do they smoke it in public places where you live..
The smell of it makes me gag.
I cant stand to be around cigarette smoke anymore, takes my breath. I dont mind pot smoke at all.
Out in public no, not usually. I will smell it now and then, but most folk dont seem to mind. Its a fine if caught. Use to be you would go to jail, but its been decriminalized here thankfully. Almost guaranteed to smell a blunt (cigar paper rolled) burning if you ride through the hood :laugh:
I smoked cigarettes for twenty seven years. I can't stand being around smokers anymore and I used to smoke in my car.
Wow thats a long time! I smoked from the age of 18-23, smoked in the house and car, now I dont allow them to be smoked in either place. My friends that smoke go out on my porch. My in-laws chain smoke in their home, I cant stand it. By the time I get home I have to change my clothes lol.
My sister in law was looking for a second hand car and she thought she found exactly what she was looking for..
The reason she didn't buy it is because it had the over powering smell of an ashtray as soon as you opened the doors.
In my opinion more people in Israel smoke grass occasionally than in Canada. But, the Canadians I know who smoke grass smoke more of it and every day of the week..
At the moment I´m totally clean..
No pot, beer or smokes... No vodka either..
All those things have side-effects which aint worth the "high"..
Pot is being advertised as a drug that has no side-effects..
You can just smoke it all the time.
Its funny.. Being a dopehead.
It clears your head.. Makes you think..
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You can just smoke it all the time.
Its funny.. Being a dopehead.
It clears your head.. Makes you think..
Smoking anything is bad for the lungs.
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You can just smoke it all the time.
Its funny.. Being a dopehead.
It clears your head.. Makes you think..
Smoking anything is bad for the lungs.
And damaging brain cells is not good either.
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You can just smoke it all the time.
Its funny.. Being a dopehead.
It clears your head.. Makes you think..
Smoking anything is bad for the lungs.
And heart...
Clogged arteries.
Bad blood circulation.
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You can just smoke it all the time.
Its funny.. Being a dopehead.
It clears your head.. Makes you think..
Smoking anything is bad for the lungs.
And heart...
Clogged arteries.
Bad blood circulation.
When RW was here, she was in denial about the effects of smoking pot.
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You can just smoke it all the time.
Its funny.. Being a dopehead.
It clears your head.. Makes you think..
Smoking anything is bad for the lungs.
And damaging brain cells is not good either.
Who cares about those..
I got guns.
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You can just smoke it all the time.
Its funny.. Being a dopehead.
It clears your head.. Makes you think..
Smoking anything is bad for the lungs.
And heart...
Clogged arteries.
Bad blood circulation.
When RW was here, she was in denial about the effects of smoking pot.
I believe most people do snot use marijuana to alleviate pain, but she rejected that.
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You can just smoke it all the time.
Its funny.. Being a dopehead.
It clears your head.. Makes you think..
Smoking anything is bad for the lungs.
And heart...
Clogged arteries.
Bad blood circulation.
When RW was here, she was in denial about the effects of smoking pot.
You inhale combustion smoke..
I googled it and some articles say that weed is even worse than cigarettes.
And yet they are legalizing weed... And at the same time they are thinking of banning tobacco.
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You can just smoke it all the time.
Its funny.. Being a dopehead.
It clears your head.. Makes you think..
Smoking anything is bad for the lungs.
And heart...
Clogged arteries.
Bad blood circulation.
When RW was here, she was in denial about the effects of smoking pot.
You inhale combustion smoke..
I googled it and some articles say that weed is even worse than cigarettes.
And yet they are legalizing weed... And at the same time they are thinking of banning tobacco.
Progs smoke weed, but not cigarettes. See how it works.
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You can just smoke it all the time.
Its funny.. Being a dopehead.
It clears your head.. Makes you think..
Smoking anything is bad for the lungs.
And heart...
Clogged arteries.
Bad blood circulation.
When RW was here, she was in denial about the effects of smoking pot.
I believe most people do snot use marijuana to alleviate pain, but she rejected that.
Anybody that says that does not believe it themselves.
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You inhale combustion smoke..
I googled it and some articles say that weed is even worse than cigarettes.
And yet they are legalizing weed... And at the same time they are thinking of banning tobacco.
Here 's what the American Lung Association has to say.
Smoke is harmful to lung health. Whether from burning wood, tobacco or marijuana, toxins and carcinogens are released from the combustion of materials. Smoke from marijuana combustion has been shown to contain many of the same toxins, irritants and carcinogens as tobacco smoke.4-7
Beyond just what's in the smoke alone, marijuana is typically smoked differently than tobacco. Marijuana smokers tend to inhale more deeply and hold their breath longer than cigarette smokers, which leads to a greater exposure per breath to tar.8
Secondhand marijuana smoke contains many of the same toxins and carcinogens found in directly-inhaled marijuana smoke, in similar amounts if not more.5 While there is no data on the health consequences of breathing secondhand marijuana smoke, there is concern that it could cause harmful health effects, especially among vulnerable children in the home. Additional research on the health effects of secondhand marijuana smoke is needed.
Lung Health and Marijuana Smoke
Smoking marijuana clearly damages the human lung. Research shows that smoking marijuana causes chronic bronchitis and marijuana smoke has been shown to injure the cell linings of the large airways, which could explain why smoking marijuana leads to symptoms such as chronic cough, phlegm production, wheeze and acute bronchitis.4,9
Smoking marijuana has also been linked to cases of air pockets in between both lungs and between the lungs and the chest wall, as well as large air bubbles in the lungs among young to middle-aged adults, mostly heavy smokers of marijuana.
However, it's not possible to establish whether these occur more frequently among marijuana smokers than the general population.4
Smoking marijuana can harm more than just the lungs and respiratory system—it can also affect the immune system and the body's ability to fight disease, especially for those whose immune systems are already weakened from immunosuppressive drugs or diseases, such as HIV infection
Marijuana smoke causes cancer, just like any other kind of smoke that is inhaled.
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That makes perfect sense.
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well thank god there's oils, and the edibles are coming on october 17th.
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well thank god there's oils, and the edibles are coming on october 17th.
Legalizing edible sweets makes it tempting for kids.