Strength of pot has to be predictable

As the date for legalization of marijuana approaches with final details still not agreed, and no guaranteed accuracy in ingredient strengths available for purchase, lack of regulations (second-hand smoke being one), etc., this rush by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau seems extreme.

While I’m pretty sure this election promise was to gain young voters, it’s also a money-maker — in sales and government taxes.

In looking at purely health aspects (which I hope the government would consider the foremost concern for Canadians), was it ever an idea to look at dispensing marijuana in pill form? In controlled manufacturing (as in alcoholic products), strength would have to be regulated, consumers would know how powerful a dose they were taking and there would be no second-hand smoke for non-users (especially children) to cope with. True, the effect (medicinal or recreational) would be slower to hit the system, but surely it couldn’t be an unreasonable wait.

I assume the regulatory bodies of different Canadian associations have already deliberated on legalization and the residual effects on the body. I want to know if my air-traffic controller, pilot, medical personnel (especially surgeon), accountant, lawyer, judge, tradesperson, autoworker, lab worker, first responders etc. will be under notice before July 1, 2018.

Nana Spence Victoria