or this guy could of just not been dumb and not light up at the park…
like he could of easily medicated before he went in or after he left its
pretty disrespectful to just light up in the park, im pro cannabis but i do
understand there are still many many ignorant and uneducated people out
there who are not comfortable with it because they dont understand so
smoking out in public and just expecting who ever is around you to
understand because its medicine just is not realistic, especially when you
have ear lobes stretched out and look like the stereotypical stoner.. got
to be able to see both side on this. But i will agree the police or york
region are Totally in the wrong here and it should of just been dropped
immediately and told this guy to give his head a good shake before he
decides to medicate in public again

I am a MM patient but don’t think lighting up in a public venue is any more
acceptable than cigarettes would be. Discretion is key. Vaping a dab is a
more stealthy approach. I vape to avoid smoking cigarettes as well as
medically but don’t do it at a table in a restaurant or in a busy park
area. Mothers who must breastfeed in public don’t usually whip out a breast
in a Walmart checkout line just because it is legal to do so. I’ve never
seen a diabetic inject in public. I carry a blood glucose test kit but seek
privacy when testing because it is nobody’s business but mine. We MM
patients have to be sensitive to the fact we live in a legal grey area and
should be discrete for the time being at least, except at events where
discretion is cast to the winds…like a rally or protest. I prefer to
consume cannabis extracts and also vape dabs. Still, if MM is legal at the
provincial level the police are committing a crime by arresting or
detaining a patient. Only the RCMP have the legal federal right to do this
at the moment…a situation that MUST change. Provincial and municipal
police have to get over themselves. They should serve and protect…not
interfere in areas over which they have no jurisdiction or control…like
taking medication. It is not against the law to be indiscrete when
medicating…just publicly inappropriate.This young man should not be
treated any differently than some frail old man whose need to medicate
might be more obvious. He should sue for harassment and receive
compensation. I believe that government should not be in the cannabis
business. It costs the same whether I buy cannabis off the street or from a
licensed grower, who are really just dealers in suits who are on the legal
end of a cash cow. Why is cannabis so expensive? It’s just a plant!! We
should grow it freely! It’s safer than alcohol and tobacco and
pharmaceuticals. Many of the flowers and shrubs we grow in our yards are
highly toxic to animals and humans (I.e. castor bean plants, yew trees,
tomato stalks, rhubarb leaves and lilies) yet the government is attacking
herbs with health benefits and has now banned citronella products as a
natural mosquito defense. They have not yet banned the herbs to grow and
make our own citronella but that could happen. They are attacking herbal
remedies to give big pharma a bigger piece of the health product industry.
Deet is legal…citronella is not. They have more natural health products
on their to-be-banned list . We should also be protesting this attack on
our health, our private lives and our herb gardens…which would include
cannabis.

The government has no lawful right to control cannabis. Free humans do not
put up with shit like this. Its a plant! 

i hope he gets help but its a huge problem, i for one am still in
possession of my pink paper and will never give it up for reasons like
this. myself included 11.000$ so far for lawyer and I’m disabled on a fixed
income but because years ago i bought land legal aid is out of the
question. bullshit marijuana charges are what police thrive on. i was born
and raised in Canada and now having been run through the system illegally
IMO u see how corrupt and flawed it is. Im a Canadian wishing i lived
anywhere else. btw it was OPP in my case and they purposely almost killed
my dog by refusing to call animal shelter and forced my dog to stay in a
camping tent 4×6 in the heat with little water and no food for 24 hours, in
the woods in the heart of black bear/coyote country I’m lucky to still have
my dog, and jailed me for 24 hours and refused to supply me with my sleep
apnia machine which when they searched my home they found and asked what it
was and before i was in the cell they asked any medical conditions and
again i told them i need it if I’m going to be here extended period of time
and blatantly ignored, they could have killed me by neglect.. ahh i hate
police now… i used to have respect for them but never again