I'm not sure why I bought this book or rather why I was drawn to this one but I was. 
It's my cannabis education that also informed me about Human Trafficking - and how we waste  time & resources  with Drug trafficking - it's shameful.   I don't understand it.
I understand less..  people who are capable of sexually/physically abuse & hurt children - Then add the worst element you possibly can- the children are being perpetrated & used, abused by their own parents- is just FUCKING EVIL.

& for any who dare to argue Kids are o.k. with it - should read this book. The anger in his words years later- you can still feel his pain. I could .. it took me a long time to read this book, I had it before the last 2...  it is a true story of sexual abuse of a little boy and a very tragic story. While reading  I kept thinking - If I could get at his mother...  why didn't someone help him? How could they allow this to happen.. the name calling that went in my mind was not a good place to be. I had to finish. If this man could endure what he did and then share it with us to educate - how can I not read it and try to help to bring awareness. Not seeing it' will not make it go away- not seeing it does not mean it does not happen.

At one point when he talks about most of the men who come to have sex with the kids - don't even care to remove their wedding rings... they wonder - do they have children at home?  It literally made me feel sick to my stomach a few times.   If you think it doesn't mentally mess them up - read the book, see what is happening - the hate this creates - as far as I am concerned this is the sickest act an adult can achieve and I believe they should be severely punished. If you can't control your self around children sexual/physically -YOU are in fact the one with the problem... get castrated... before some innocent childs' life is destroyed because of lack control by an  deranged egotistical, evil adult,  as for the mother in the book - I have no words.   I know what I was wishing would happen to her  as I was reading - so YES,  I was let down at the end to read she was not  taken out back and beaten.. as she did so many times to that baby boy.  He could never understand why no one said anything...   What would you do if you suspected someone of abusing children... it can be a very serious implication to someone in a negative way- but far more serious to a child who is LIVING through the HELL.  

I understand people who hurt, hurt... this is not just inflicting pain - this is degrading a human so low they can hardly function, a tiny human..  who does not deserve this in any way.  The money we waste on DRUG trafficking when  this sort of thing is happen NOW to children is a terrible sign of a struggling society.  Read it.   

It has inspired a few drawing editorials when I stop feeling so sick about it.
I am very grateful to Joe Peters for sharing this - it must be incredibly difficult still- although it ends with him  and he is  with  a wife and children of his own.

​ Thank God.

​With TLC & THC
Georgia 
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 New art next!

Just Bee...   just enjoy the journey.

She's so confident, chilled .. just being who she is meant to Be -  just the QUEEN..
Being in the moment. Right here & NOW.  She is who I aspire to BE.
Queen of Calm - lol!  Can I do it?  I'm trying.  I try.

Did I tell you I'm quick tempered? Can you guess?  So all this BEE here NOW is needed.. we all need reminders and no' it is NO excuse- but this constant zapping does not help it's like a spark plug to the 10 second meltdowns.. the  good thing with my yelling  (always find the bright side) is with time it does seem to be  quicker, blunter..  if it's worth yelling over I must be pretty upset & I don't back down easily,  these are learned traits.  I've never claimed to be perfect in anyones mind but Gods... and I wish I got better at  ignoring stuff.  
Don't we all.

Someone pointed out  on PIN of all places.. it looks like someone is coping my art... or rather my ideas & was told someone saw prints recently of  one of my designs but apparently it was poor quality and a poor attempt  at selling so I just let it go..  & in the heat of the moment I even asked another artist if she "copied much?"  
-Because we have an image very similar. Sigh..
What the f*ck takes over  me?  I can tell you..   EGO.  

​It sneaks in from time to time (luckily in some ways) and says "that's the greatest idea ever!!" ...  "No one can even come close to such a creative idea!! & it will make you an internet sensation!" (which makes me laugh because I constantly can't decide on privacy settings so my account doesn't grow too fast, as with FB... It's not easy (for me) when you go from a few hundred to a  few thousand (with it comes more - messages, more comment control, more replies, more & more and less time painting.  Sometimes - I'll go online and see not only 'My amazing ORIGINAL idea' but one that is  the same and a touch - better in some cases - and then something takes over (gratefully) and I ask: 
Who am I - when I get like this?  
When I realized only moments later I was out of line and just grumpy from being  mentally exhausted first thing in the morning - I apologized - I never said I was perfect... she's a talented artist- and I bet she probably 'get's it', it seems par for the course if your show your work on line.  I apologized for my momentary mind ego takeover.  Ironically, I don't even know if she saw it - hahaha IG has a thing where you images disappear- I'm not sure how to turn this feature off. Then I apologized to myself.  
Have you forgiven yourself lately? It felt kinda nice..  ;)

Ease up, you lived through it yesterday, the day before & You can continue tomorrow but right NOW-   Go paint.. release, relax, breath  & BE. Become a Queen at Calm.
This is more important that any 'art' I can produce for the universe.  ;)

With TLC & THC
Georgia
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Once there was a Tinky Winky
Who had a little too much to Drinky 
& this effected how he Thinky.

Tinky Winky + thinky + Drinky =
Sinky.   (Into depression)

I doubt very much Tinky Winky would be dead
.. had he switched to JUST cannabis instead.

R.I.P Tinky Winky.  2018

Have I lied?  
I read this this morning and shook my head... not hit by a bus, not a heart attack.. he froze to death from being passed out DRUNK in a ditch. Is this the middle ages? How does this happen?   Alcohol IS a PROBLEM.  Alcohol kills and YET  our own canadian government is TREATING us & cannabis as IF we are still criminals-  Cannabis the the safer option.  Not allowing advertising- what about ALCOHOL Justin??? Alcohol, proven to have caused deaths many times over in many ways..  can advertise - is thought to be NORMAL - a way to make every celebration complete-  well here are the facts in YOUR face. 
It is an opportunity to teach all children the TRUTH:
​Tinky Winky had too much to drink and died.  
How f*cking sad.  Check out this list we can add Tinky to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_deaths_through_alcohol

I thought to myself this might make some people angry.. good. Are you angry with me?
How about you get angry with a government who continues to mislead it's people by promoting, and allowing the abuses of alcohol to continue at a profit - DO you know how much he LCBO in canada makes- IT is the biggest Monolopy in the world OUR booze sales earn our government billions FACT.  $22.1 billion last year alone.  Is there any wonder we see hyprocy when it comes o alcohol & cannabis- DO NOT stand for it.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/statscan-alcohol-sales-1.4095446

​I REFUSE to let anyone label me a criminal or "stoner" for my choosing cannabis - educate yourself on the facts & then lets continue the conversation - as legalization gets here- regarding advertising- theres going to be challenges  and cannabis will win. 
The Sun. The moon & the Truth - can not be hidden long.

Cananbis is much safer than Alcohol.
World wide Deaths from Cannabis alone:   0
World wide Deaths from Alcohol alone :  Too many to ever keep track of  & counting.

With Love
made with TLC & THC  
Georgia

I do feel truly sad for the gentleman who played Tinky Winky , Simon Shelton.
What a sad, lonely way to go.  
Free at last.

Hello - My name is Georgia & I  live in Georgina ;)
Searching for my newest book - there it was Finding  me from the shelf in isle 3.  ;)
From the first paragraph I was intrigued. This book is about child abduction  and how it ruins lives- no kidding but it's also from a different perspective.. I was going to wait to read it for April but made the mistake of starting the first page after  bringing it home and was hooked - a cold spell this Spring made it easy to stay snuggled or go to bed early rather than watch T.V,  to finish it in less than a week.

I really enjoy learning little things about other cultures and places.. for example I learned about eating King cakes and babies & would enjoy trying one. I googled.
I would recommend this book but not for moms with young children- you'll  only worry more.  It reminded me discussing with Storm when he was little about 'strangers and abduction and I'd get the typical  eye roll along with "you're being paranoid'.."
Too many moms know the reality of missing children (at every age).
It must absolutely be one of the worst feelings in the world... I don't know how they go on.

Going to war or watching our children go off to war - and even come home- is another terrible thing to witness - worse to live with,  what a difficult read this was: 
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/anderson-brothers-ptsd-1.4589733
I have no doubts his MEDICATION played a serious part in his destruction. 
Cannabis helps for PTSD!!!  Please help educate someone today.
WAR what is it good for = GREED.

I decided to focus on the POSITIVE and paint some cartoons/drawings today in celebration of legalization in Canada  - SOON!  HOW many days?  
I'm still planning/drawing for July 1st!  2018
Amen - it might help end us reading as many stories as the one above with the two brothers.

Back to:  Rise & Grind Canada!  It's A New Day
New  cannabis art next.. ! More Betty - in the garden!
& YOUR FREE EASTER card/craft download! Cannabis & mushroom friendly. 
It would also make a sweet little money gift card- for  those who  give $... I better HOP to it and finish it today! hee hee   

Read...  it's good for your brain. Even when it makes our hearts a little sad.
Education is key to better, healthier lives.

Oh.. (below) this is mail NOT meant for us - placed in our locked mail box.
How else would I get it.
It happens often and I will share our post office blues - between them & porch pirates - now, there will have to be some new level of guaranteeing your  -  our mail.  
Guaranteeing your medicine. Clearly it's an issue.

We have installed cameras & Norm is designing a locked box where items (smaller can be placed inside) it's not that our stuff is worth  $$$ - it's more to deter thieves and avoid aggravation...  no need to encourage criminals.   I can see more homes being designed with this problem in mind.
 
To those who take these things-  imagine for a moment the free karma that comes with each package. Enjoy that item you took that does not belong to you...  Karma one day will correct your deed, indeed.  

I'm thankful I don't get my medicine through the mail, it would be a constant source of stress due to past experience. One more reason for individual local dispensaries in every small town.

With TLC & THC
​Georgia

a book a month! My 3rd was refreshing' .. the water cold. 
There appears to be a pattern in my life-  struggling with drawing about missing women - because when you research it- it's really fucking sad.  Women- have been murdered since the beginning of time and still are - out of convenience.  Tired of your wife- per she's tired of you- heck murder is much cheaper than divorce - if you don't get caught.
& there are the countless times in history when a man "snaps". Women snap too- not as often... or as violently.

Oh I KNOW, I've said things to Norm that probably have had him drifting into an imagined land of no- no.  I just read 67% of men  actually have thought about murder - at some point, at some point we all have someone who has pissed us off to the point of wanting them dead.  Hmmmm..  have I ever - yes, only for a brief moment and it's usually  'I wish he was dead'- as I have when thinking about men like Paul Bernardo...  any human that murders a child. 
I've never sat around planning the steps.

This book caught me off guard, and I am reminded to draw once again for women.   :(
It was another book filled with  twists and turns - I actually found myself illustrating it a bit
thinking about the water.

I do recommend this book,   it twists right to the last page..    just like the river.

Mushrooms next.. I did not want to rush it.

With TLC & THC
Georgia
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I learned someone I knew (not very well)  died in an accident yesterday.
What I did know - he was a nice guy, he always had a smile, was laid back...  & I think he was a great dad. Now he is dead, I'm not sure what happened other than I heard it was an accident in Mexico... all I can think about is his wife & kids.  Im sure it's all anyone is thinking about.

Why does a good dad/man have to die- why not some piece of shit who is hurting people?
Why not some liar who abuses, beats, cheats - why not some scum dead instead of a good dad?  A good husband?
What does anything matter compared to this?
Now these kids have no dad and his wife - I can't imagine - without him it will be difficult  & I believe they loved each other, one of those couples who appear to 'fit' and would last a lifetime.            Whats a life time?

We met through the cannabis industry - years ago.. when I think of the stress caused it caused him, we spoke about it in detail once, caused us..  for what?  LIES.
This cannabis prohibition bullshit - Our Government making a big deal out of nothing... constant FEAR mongering,  when everyone realizes how less harmful it is compared to Alcohol and other  legal drugs - I hope heads will finally roll, starting with Kathleen Wynne  who is on her way OUT anyway!  What will happen to her?  Nothing.  
Lying politicians.. they move on, retire - rich and greedy... with her grandkids who will probably grow up and smoke cannabis and realize what a lying  greedy * their grandma was to ALL Canadians.  I sometimes think Justins kids will wonder too.  
Am I upset?  YES!!   I'm TIRED of this shit!

I've watched, listen and over the past years especially - it's all about GREED,  I look forward to Doug Ford and a REALISTIC, honest approach to cannabis.   I look forward to seeing  individual, small owned cannabis dispensaries as well as the bigger producers - I look forward to Canadians having a CHOICE.  
lol - I even look forward to seeing the Emery's - able to open shop!  As it should be.

Those who provide  quality goods and service will succeed.  It's that simple
 Anything but the FUCKING lies... enough is enough.

I woke today  bummed.. thinking about Shane King,  stayed in bed  feeling sorry for myself  - FUCK no,  Shane won't be able to get up today and hang out with his family.  :(  
Up, checked out IG and someone sent me a message  wanting to send me a pipe, a gift.  
A pipe they made.  Today is a gift. 
It warmed my heart this chilly morning...   talk about timing. 

Today is a gift.    

I spend today painting,  something now that I can in-turn present as a 'gift' to others.  
You are created to create & bring joy to others.  To bring joy to ourselves. 

R.I.P Shane
xox
Georgia

Check this out: http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-opioid-drug-dealers-death-penalty-1.4581992?cmp=news-digests-canada-and-world-morning
Wow - will this include the giant who created OXY?  
How about the owners of BIG pharma who produce these legal killers??
This should be interesting to watch.

While your at it- read about this GREED and share so this 'lawyer' gets what he deserves...
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/lawyer-billing-hours-complaint-family-1.4575847?cmp=news-digests-canada-and-world-morning
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Goya was a artist who also painted  darker images on his own walls - Like the Devil chowing down on dinner you see to the left.  It's what caught my attention about this book and held it for a while. The true bits of real madness..  it was interesting and kept my attention although I already  knew about Goya.

The author I felt,  became tired near the end and just      "sorted it all out"  for us the last few pages.
 It was an o.k. read,  sexual abuse  being introduced - was an easy way out - at that point I was getting tired of reading it anyhow...  I would not want this painting, I want one I can get lost in a dream for hours, not be lost in a nightmare for hours.  Financially as an investment - sure.  It had a few  intriguing plot twists.

It's got something interesting in it for everyone, it was obvious written by a man, still an enjoyable way to pass time - listening to the birds chirp outside my bedroom window as I finished this book- Spring is in the air- turn your clocks forward! 

After much thought, research, sketches - I've started working on a private project at the moment 12 images - paintings with the same theme' but all different! I'm afraid you won't be seeing  them until the project is complete-- just little bits here & there.  
It is time! 

Have you seen the new cananbis logo for Ontario when we become legal in a COUPLE of months - phhhhbt..     More next.
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What are you reading?
A book a month I'm trying this year. So far so good!
I've already started the next page turner..  something about - water.'

With TLC & THC 
​Georgia

Tomorrow, I'm 54 and 1/2 of me is thrilled.. the other 1/2 not so much.
Birthdays..  our yearly reminded along with New Years Day - for a 'fresh start'- a new year begins!

1/2 of me is thrilled, 54, doing what I love everyday (I am also at a point - able to sell my art when I choose), playing with my dogs, enjoying life,  lunch with friends, better off financially then we've ever been.. have people asking if I'd like to collaborate on a few projects, planning a garden, planning a trip - Money for paint!  Consuming some of the best cannabis on the planet...  Medicating with natural medicine - finally.
1/2 of me is in good physical shape.  Life at 54 is pretty darn sweet!

Then there's the other 1/2,  the past month especially, I feel as though I've suffered a stroke every day, from the top of my head down to my hips aches, my hand - peeling a banana , buttons on a shirt, pulling up  pants - all tasks I dread.  The  TN, is constant, several  attacks an hour & the Hemi facial spasm - every few moments, seconds. Walking, triggers it therefore I'm also constantly having to focus on my balance, some can't chew gum & walk at the same time so - I feel quite accomplished some days.  
I now also look like a stroke victim, all the time...  some think  it's Bells palsy as my face when not contracting droops noticeably when at 'rest'  and I don't like to smile-  it triggers the pain and I need the rest.    I'm also very tired & it has progressed down my entire right side, my right side is covered in spots & patches of psoriasis from head to toe, my entire kneecap felt like it was broken this a.m. it is covered in psoriasis, I am anticipating a new cream to try (medicated with cannabis) being sent from a friend. 
 
I look miserable - I can't help it! I'm becoming more and more of a recluse - due to   unfortunate encounters with other humans who do not understand, like my last retail experience. It wears me down... just when I think I have the courage to venture out, someone reminds me  of how many  thoughtless humans there are out there, cold & some intentionally cruel to boot.

I was shocked to hear George Clooney of all people talk about  how bad it was for him when  he had Bell's Palsey- I knew he could relate & that was just from LOOKING the way he did- he was not experiencing the rest, thank God. I was grateful he brought attention to it- I hope  some women in particular are paying attention to me.  It is increasing amongst women- over 50, I'm thrilled to hear Tweed is educating on it- clearly they recognize the growing problem.  I do not have bell's palsy-  Neurologist ruled it out, I have wished it was all I had.. look at images of people on Google- they look miserable - it's why we  stop going out- people look at us and JUDGE & IT HURTS over & OVER again. 

So no, I'm not happy about another birthday, another year of THIS, fucking thing that has me crying just from the sheer fucking exhaustion of living with it!!!
Throw in a few thoughtless people, not to mention people who intentionally fuck with others who are already struggling (says much more about you than it does me)  
I'll pass thanks. I'm not going out for lunch or dinner- why set myself up on my birthday?
I'll spend the day like any other - painting.  

Below is me...  I'm tired of 'hiding' because others can't grasp or deal with things.
Are you taking your smile for granted? Seriously, ask yourself this right now.
Are you taking your health for granted? Your smile?
Are you letting stuff/others STRESS you out?
IT's NOT worth it.

Now, I'm going to paint Michelangelo & a rabbit with very special eggs..  cause if I don't I will just go to to bed and CRY all fucking day. It's not about pity- that I don't need and if you show it- I'll show you the door - who has time for that shit- it's about EDUCATION.  
 At times I often feel as though  my art is not making a difference - that hurts even more.  I do't know what to do about it, not much I can do.  All artists deal with this to some level.
I cry because I am exhausted, worn down, getting zapped countless times a day and feel very much alone at times & I even  wonder why I keep trying.
My son & my dogs & several other humans remind me why.
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Are you paying attention to what YOU put in YOUR body - can you understand MY FEAR of prescribed medication?  Pills known to cause such side effects?

When I really thought about our government paying for all kids prescriptions now- it breaks my heart. Thanks Kathleen for turing our future into drug addicts.  How many will put their kids on medications simply because they can afford it 'now'? I'm curious to read the studies in 5 years from now - how many children are put on antidepressants - for free-  what do you think? How many increased prescriptions will be filled for Children- parents making decisions to put chemicals in tiny bodies - and we don't know how it will effect them in 5, 10 or when they are 54 years old.    Education.  

Our kids would have been better off if we had given them free school supplies- how about Free breakfast to start the day?  Many need that NOW- before they get sick and need free pills.   Pay our teachers more?   No- instead we give them free drugs.  The legal kind.

With TLC & THC - Thank God - I do not think I would be able to continue on without it.
Georgia

For all of you who wonder why I paint all the time.. I have to.  
This is enough to drive anyone mad... I have to keep creative & hopeful.
I can't give up - it's all I can do.

Sloth bones were found in a cave in Mexico- Prehistoric Sloth bones! Much larger than a human - can you imagine? I can! Obviously.  What else do I find intriguing?  Olmec Heads:
https://www.thoughtco.com/the-colossal-heads-of-the-olmec-2136318  I'd like to make one for the yard. They are also found in Mexico- my next trip to Mexico will include seeing some in real life & Kiss those super stone lips for luck!   
What peeks your curiosity?
What inspires to you dive deeper for knowledge?

A friend asked me to describe what Psilocybin mushrooms are doing for me:
I don't take them all the time, only when  - for what ever reason  - I think to.
Difficult days, seem to be the days I'm reminded of their medicine. Unlike taking pills for pain every three hours (we all know what can happen) it's refreshing to take medicine when my body tells me I NEED it. 
I'll be painting for example - & not remembering I ate mushrooms (it's not a big deal I have it with a bit of breakfast & honey) - about 4o minutes in... I might  realize I feel good but not really associating why, it has not interfered with anything task I've been doing- I will at some point get a quick wave through my body as I describe  -a jolt of tingly awareness, wave of happy .' ;)  Unlike the other jolts I'm use to I welcome these ones. Then it passes, leaving me feeling content... thankful, grateful for things I don't always feel grateful for.  
It certainly helps keep the peace, little things can slide easier - realizing - it's not worth the stress.

It's very easy to get caught up in depression and despair where you forget to be grateful for anything, when you live with chronic pain it can be quite consuming - if you let it.  Mushrooms help me forget.  They also help too with appetite - some days not long after I also get a rush of nausea- but it quickly passes- they are giving me a medicinal BOOST alone with an attitude boost.  Visions? Hallucinate? No, I have not experienced any although I do hear/read/have watched interviews this sort of experience  with colors & distorted vision can be achieved with Psilocybin - a.k.a. Magic Mushrooms but at larger doses- this is not about getting HIGH for me- it's about trying to get past the pain physically & mentally if  & so far.. so good. I'd like to feel normal for a bit.   The best part- I function - do all the exciting stuff like fold laundry, feed the birds - go with my son to see a movie!  
DREAM about what new adventures await.  Hope.  

​My last mushroom experience what did I do when "high"?  I lay on my bed and planned every detail of my perfect home, it's 'l o n g' - so I can throw the ball for the dogs in the winter & then we can all get exercise.    I'm also going to have a 'long lane box' filled with sand & shells and trinkets so I can walk the beach every morning - while looking out at the Canadian snow surrounded by moose and trees, bears and bluejays!!  
What a lovely Mushroom trip it was.  The dogs are Syked!!

If you are curious - RESEARCH - Gaia has quite a bit, there are many sites, documentaries, scientific studies-  Paul Stemets  speak about them this was interesting 
http://fantasticfungi.com/trip-treatment-michael-pollan/

I'm no expert but  I can tell you with confidence:
Mushrooms won't make your breast grow. www.thestar.com/news/gta/2018/02/20/york-region-police-issues-clarification-after-officer-tells-student-panel-that-smoking-pot-increases-mens-breast-size.html  I did hear a remark 'they should be fired', I don't agree... you can't even be mad at a particular person, I don't know these guys, I can't put a face with a name, I was not in the room, I did not need to be - the problem is the mentality as a whole and to hear it from the police I prefer best/live amongst - was a personal shock - the police I know keep kids from being hit by cars, keep our homes safe, help my son is a car accident, have been here for all kinds of stuff we all witness over the years, many would put their lives on the line  for us, I still do believe...   intentionally lied.   Frig.
:( I would like to see them be permitted to USE cannabis for job related PTSD rather than alcohol or opiates, but I'm not expert. 

Signs , signs, everywhere there signs.. don't ignore the signs..
I feel at times like every other human: Is anybody listening? Does any body care.? Eh?   
I wrestle all the time with 'should I continue to share this blog'.  It's caused some tension (to put it mildly) at times with others and myself, I ponder - no blog.. more time to paint!  
It takes me a lot longer than many might imagine.
Today was one of those days - F*ck it I thought, I'm gonna stop...  I was grumpy to begin with tho because today is my dads birthday. He passed away a few years ago now.

I was just thinking: Screw it - when I received an e mail:  
Georgiatoons.com was extended until 2020, FEB 22 paid in full.  
I have no clue when I arranged this,  someone  just purchased art so money was in my account... it all went smoothly,  the  email said :
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                          It's getting older and  more mature - that's a good thing.  

Thanks Billy. I'll keep going. 
I'll be back...

With Love & natural medicine, thank God.
Georgia

Storm after warning. "Mom are you ready for this one?" read an article to me this morning  this is it Please read it:  * NOTE it's been changed
https://www.yorkregion.com/community-story/8139170-in-the-weed-york-region-catholic-students-talk-marijuana-with-experts/  I was shocked -after all the title
IN THE WEED: York Region Catholic students talk marijuana with experts.      
EXPERTS?  Who? Where? Because when you read the article - you don't read EXPERT opinions backed with facts- more like personal opinions from a Paid Police

I then read it again (incredibly disappointed) I don't even know where to begin...  
York Region is where we live,  Aurora is not far, my mom lives there. I was trying to think after reading the article have I ever had a bad experience with an officer. No, quite the opposite. When we first moved here there was a police officer - he looked like Richard Gere ('I like white hair,  it makes men look - so .. distinguished, imo) every time I saw him - frequently - my street is great for catching stop sign runners- I'd yell 'Hi Richard!'  ;) hee hee.  We had a few conversations- he was told by several about his resemblance. I dated a york region police officer many moons ago... ;D I have some fond memories of wearing a police shirt.  I'm no saint & no sinner -  ;)  Remember when I had to pee!? & was caught speeding- only 3 minutes from home so he followed home, waited - when I returned to his car (after I relieve myself in my 'own bathroom'- not a fan of public washrooms)  he laughed and gave me a ticket- it was $2.00, I didn't realize it until I walked into he house. It was very funny..  Storm was in an accident one rainy morning after a foray and they were fantastic, beyond helpful- I was so happy he DID have a very positive experience with the police- for his first  serious altercation' one police officer gave him his business card and told him to call him and not to worry. I was very grateful- the charge was dropped. So, I have no issues with police - I like them.  

BUT... when  read about a 'professional making expert  remarks like:
'Doobies make Boobies ' I wanted to SCREAM! What a ignorant remark to make- PROVE IT.
Did they provide any material for the kids to take home to discuss with parents? Was there an actual LINK to the fact that it's proven Cannabis increases breast size- in boys or girls? How irresponsible?  Any way for parents or kids to CHECK the facts the police officers shared with hem.  Unless it is a documented, scientific fact it's no more than a  Personal opinion  by a paid professionals IN a police uniform.      
Expert' advice.. & Does he not realize how many young ladies can't wait to get their breasts? I was one of them.  Could a 'breast growth' in boys be related to the wide variety of JUNK food teens are famous for  consuming at this age? Possibly!!??  IT is FEAR MONGERING UN- healthy & is 'misleading to kids- smart kids- who KNOW the truth so what does this TEACH them??:

                       LESS TRUST IN THE LOCAL POLICE
​                                 Would you TRUST someone you suspect is lying to you?

Storm and I laughed- really- at some of what we read. Who can't count backwards from 30 high? Oh my Gosh- This is NOT Like being DRUNK - which is worse. Oh about that FUCKING LINE - DID a Professional Police officer actually remark:
A: MACRAE: If you’re at home, and your parents serve you alcohol, it’s OK, but you won’t be able to do that with marijuana. 
Wow.. I wonder if he knows any statistics on actual impaired driving and teens...
and the seriousness of alcohol related deaths, alcohol date rapes, alcohol abuse..  etc. but hey 'it's o.k. if your parents give you alcohol' - but not a joint WTF? 
Was this  EDUCATIONAL lesson on cannanbis recorded by anyone? 
Please DO.   ***STUDENTS***  take charge of your life, the last thing you need is a 'charge' for anything you do not deserve.  You have the right -HUMAN right & the school is responsible for your education and should also make sure info provided is correct- it was so incorrect they CHANGED the story in the paper... I said to Storm -  by the grace of God this a.m. I copied the entire story as soon as I read it so I could make notes and scribble on my print out I know what was removed and why...  BULLSHIT.  
This remark was changed:   Why?  Q: What’s more dangerous — driving under the influence of marijuana or alcohol?
A: COLE: Studies have shown half a joint is equivalent to seven alcoholic beverages. You will not be able to walk a straight line; you will not be able to touch your finger to your nose. It’s incredible how much marijuana — and all drugs — impact your ability to operate a motor vehicle.
 1/2 a joint = 7 alcoholic beverages??
PROVE IT!  If not- You should NOT be telling  a room full of students such information!

This is WRONG... and it's NOT how this should start off.
This is not the USA- we DO not need to LIE or  fear monger our children, Canada is one of the smartest countries & happiest in the world- please let's not start in this direction.
 
​IF they have money to EDUCATE their officers- They should be expected to do it RIGHT,  teach compassion and remind them Cannabis is LEGAL (very soon) It IS just a PLANT, kids need educating not misled, they would have been better at educating 'what to do in a a shooting' where kids actually DIE- no?  
​All good relationships are based on TRUST. It sounds like they if anyone makes this a 'FREE for all' -  it will be the police  from the direction of the 'Educational' talk.

Please demand an accurate, fact based education- or we are not doing our kids any favours.
More.. 

With TLC & THC
Georgia