I'll take that bet. The what about the children argument is only as strong as it can be related to alcohol. Unless there is a equal stiffening of regulations and laws surrounding alcohol to protect the children already affected daily by alcohol, it would be difficult to treat cannabis as a more dangerous legal intoxicant.Alcohol is top of the list when it comes to societal harms, including death, abuse & neglect of children. I'm not saying they won't try, but joe public ain't goona accept it...and neither will the courts. ( Sorry I didn't elaborate about the possibility of court challenges in my previous post)
I think adults will be able to grow...you don't...who's right? I haven't heard a single politician mention it one way or the other. Bill and 'the dragon lady' haven't made any statements that I know of. How much weight do you think those two are going to have when it comes to selling it to the public? Trudeau's stated goal is to take profits away from organized crime and that is not going to happen as long as home grows are not allowed. Only when people are able to produce their own, will the profits be removed. Home gardens are working well in other legal jurisdictions and there is no reason to expect it won't here. I'm sure the Liberals will attempt to appease all sides as much as possible rather than deliver something that pleases no one and ends up causing political damage.
I could be wrong and they might be purposely trying to piss people off, and build a personal pot empire in order to screw over and oppress their voting public for shits & giggles. Maybe their entire election campaign and push to gain power was a bid to toy with the evil pot smoker.
I really don't think you are in favour of legalization. You seem to prefer the "Us against The Man" culture...I can understand that. We've spent our adult lives fighting against the government to end prohibition, and now we are counting on them to deliver fairness in legalization. For some it's easier to stick with what they know rather than accept that times have changed.
So what's the bet.....?