Should the police have the right to enforce rules on illegal “pot shops”?
Interpretation:
I believe that the police shouldn’t have the right to enforce rules on illegal pot shops. This is because it’s the responsibility of those with higher power to come up with an overall law regarding marijuana and pot shops so that it suits everyone. Paraphrase:
The author of the article agreed with the actions that the police had taken towards the 43 illegal marijuana dispensaries since; the shops were becoming a safety hazard to the community. With the growing number of pot shops in Toronto there hasn’t been any proper regulation of them. The safety of children is in danger due to half the shops being located within 300 meters of schools. This is a problem because many of them sell chocolate and candies that were infused with marijuana and …show more content…
By giving this responsibility to the police there would be confusion within the community since in some provinces or even areas the police might be too restrict on how the pot shops operate while other areas the police are more laid back and less restrict on the activity of the pot shops. This would be much more harmful to the society because if one needs to use marijuana for medical reasons and lives in the area where police are more restrict they would be disadvantaged and wouldn’t be able to access their medication. Vice versa if someone lives in the area where there is less restriction on the use of marijuana and the person uses the drug for pleasure than that could also lead to health concerns. Over all I don’t necessarily disagree with the involvement of the police if they behave accordingly to the laws that are set by those with higher authority regarding the pot