Anyone catch the continuing debacle over cannabis stores in Fort t. James, or have town councils with similar sneaky agendas?
All started when some sharp eyed citizen noticed a bylaw to prohibit sales or production of cannabis (defined open-ended and so exactly it would include hemp and medicinal) had passed second reading and a public meeting would be held days later.
About 40-50 people, which is a LOT for this small town attended and 8 or 9 spoke, all against the bylaw. The gist of what I said was stop arguing good or bad, if or if not, like it or not the boat sails in July and the bylaw says jump in the water after it does.
At the subsequent meeting almost 90 people showed up along with the media. Every single one opposed, they brought along a petition against the bylaw signed by almost 30% of the town within a week and were refused the right to speak or present the petition.
The big complaint as the bylaw was promoted in secret, no public consultation on the issue whatsoever, and not so much as a reason was given.
Once the media showed, we did get a few mealy-mouthed and half assed reasons, like the local rez is attempting to be drug free and we must support them, without the ban they’d be able to open a store beside the school and sell drugs to children.
And for the Fox News 'Drug Addled Hippies Disrupt Meeting" version:
Keep your eyes open and make sure your local representatives aren’t trying to pull similar backwards shit.