Fantino now sees the value in going green

Re Former Toronto police chief Julian Fantino heads marijuana company after change of heart, Nov. 15 It is interesting that Julian Fantino’s opinion on legalizing marijuana went from “simply wrong, and puts the health and safety of our children and communities at risk” to “a healthy choice” in just two years. Then again, pot is not the only thing green that is a “type of drug that is mind-altering.”

Brian Bjolin, Toronto

Like many retired police colleagues who enforced Canada’s drug laws and witnessed first hand the harm drugs do, especially to young people, I am disgusted having two senior police officers wanting to profit from selling pot. We must also remember former Toronto police chief Bill Blair played an instrumental role for the Trudeau government in pushing the legalization plan forward.

The fact studies have shown young people using pot run a greatly enhanced likelihood of damaging their brains does not seem to bother these two former cops, obviously blinded by a huge pay- day. The fact legalization will undoubtedly cause more deaths on our highways, just as it did in Washington and Colorado states, also does not bother them.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is legalizing pot for votes and revenue. Now, these retired cops want to get in on the gravy train, while totally ignoring the many negative consequences.

Larry Comeau, retired RCMP superintendent, Ottawa

Former Toronto police chief Julian Fantino is executive chair of the medical marijuana company Aleafia, while exRCMP deputy commissioner Raf Souccar is the company’s president and CEO. Thank you. You made my day, week and month. I have not stopped smiling.

Jeff Green, Toronto

After more than 40 years of policing and opposing the legalization of soft drugs like marijuana, Julian Fantino has had a vision. Too bad the citizens of Canada had to endure his incapacity to see the obvious until a dollar sign was involved.

Jim Smith, Port Stanley, Ont.