L’Ontario et le Québec devraient désormais écouler leurs stocks provenant des États-Unis en signe de bonne volonté, tout en continuant à interdire les importations.
- Professor of Operations Research, Brock University
Provincial alcohol bans have drawn presidential notice. Ontario and Québec should now sell their U.S. inventories as a goodwill gesture while continuing to ban imports.
U.S. leaders brag about airstrikes’ tactical effects while Iran’s drones and missiles achieve strategic results.
Israeli and U.S. strikes on Iran have triggered a widening regional conflict, drawing in Tehran’s allies and several Arab states while testing missile defences across the Middle East.
Police reported more drug and alcohol impairment after 2018. The growth seemed more due to enforcement changes and pandemic restrictions than to legalized cannabis.
Total alcohol sales didn’t change much in the first 17 months after Canada legalized recreational cannabis, but small changes appeared at the local level.
Increased usage among women and older adults during 2019-2023 seemed related more to falling prices than to the expanding number of stores.
After Canada legalized recreational cannabis in 2018, many patients left the medical cannabis system. But those who remained used it more actively.
Les tendances statistiques observées depuis la légalisation du cannabis au Canada en octobre 2018 étaient pour certaines déjà en cours auparavant.
It will be painful if Israel and Hamas militants continue to exchange rocket fire and airstrikes. But invading Gaza would increase the devastation even further.
There were concerns about changes that cannabis legalization might bring. But some trends that were already underway beforehand mostly carried on afterward.
Os sangrentos ataques terrestres do Hamas em Israel causaram o maior choque. Mas a escala sem precedentes dos foguetes e o uso bem-sucedido de drones armados contribuíram para a surpresa.
The bloody ground attacks by Hamas in Israel caused the biggest shock. But the unprecedented scale of rocketry and successful use of armed drones contributed to the surprise.
Provincial governments should follow the federal government’s lead by revisiting their cannabis policies to improve them.
While the pandemic was often blamed for 2020-2021’s strong recreational cannabis sales growth, the boost in sales was more likely due to existing trends, added stores and new products.
Handheld missiles help defend against tanks and warplanes. That makes them desirable for Ukraine to receive and easier for other countries to provide.
More licensed store openings led to larger legal sales growth but little extra increase in Canadian cannabis user numbers.
Improved rocket technology and tactics have made the ongoing Gaza-Israel conflict different from the one in 2014. Israel’s defences have been stressed.
U.S. Congress might not pursue full cannabis legalization this year. But it should still provide Americans with some of Canada’s legal clarity.
Health Canada should revise its cannabis regulations to let producers differentiate themselves from competitors and explain their products to consumers.
The Ontario Cannabis Store’s performance greatly improved but still trailed Quebec’s. However, both provinces still lack a sufficient number of outlets.
Canada’s cannabis industry needs to reduce costs and improve quality. That’s difficult to do when key government data is unreliable.
The downing of Flight PS752 suggests Iran’s missile technology has grown increasingly sophisticated. But its ability to responsibly control that technology has not.
After cannabis was legalized in Canada last year, we saw increasing supplies, stores and sales. Next comes edibles, vapes and more emphasis on price and quality.
Illegal cannabis products still dominate the market. But a fanciful election promise has become mainstream reality.
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