Cannabis shops in Waterloo Region

[danbrotherston]

Fundamentally, I think the problem is that some people can’t let go of the idea that things need to be controlled and managed by government. Now obviously I don’t think there should be no regulations around marijuana; but legal should mean legal. Anybody who follows some reasonable rules that relate to the goals of the regulatory regime should be able to open a store. No maximum number of stores, no allocation to various cities, just let people run their businesses.

This isn’t the only place where we see this. I’ve complained before about proposals to replace parking maxima with minima, and there are other examples.

*blinks*...are you...umm...telling conservatives...they have too many government regulations?

You see this is why anyone who claims they vote conservative for the typical reasons (fiscal responsibility, small government, limited regulations) frankly proves themselves ignorant of the actual policy this party implements.

I think this is a better example of how regulation can be good or bad.  This is clearly done badly, but I can imagine many ways in which it could be done better, with an equivalent amount of control.

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