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.

Kewpie.. I was surrounded by Kewpie growing up.    O.k. just a big one, and many tiny ones.
My mom had a large doll that normally sat in a highchair for dolls and she wore the best knitted dresses & lacy pants... I don't recall details but I am sure I had many a conversation with the doll and to aggravate my mom  in my teen years - I'd turn her head to face the back from time to time..    cause that's what teenage daughters do for fun.

I found myself thinking of the doll earlier in the week, she is very sweet and innocent in appearance, somewhere I still have my book 'Water Babies' .. full of swimming mermaid Kewpies.  I must look for it this weekend.  
Treasure hunt in the crawl space! 

This was just a little 'in-between painting'  cleaning my pallet. 

Spring, it's officially here!  
Cannabis will be LEGAL this summer in Canada, thanks Justin...    
so much painting to do!!  

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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Have you seen the new logo the Ontario Government has chosen for the
Ontario Cannabis Store?   Could you get any more  BORING,  Eh?  
It is unbelievable the mentality surrounding these decisions - not only is it boring but here we go again Canadians (Ontario) are missing a serious opportunity to do this RIGHT.
Educate, embrace and provide a interesting, relatable & classy logo for merchandise  - since when is this not a business opportunity??  
What tourist will spend any money on that boring logo??
It reminds me of a electrical company- a boring one at that.
​
I did my own logo  (my first try) & it's much better than the other if I do say so myself -
& Guess what!!?
It WOULD NOT have cost >>>> $650,000.00  <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Heck, I would gladly sell it to the Government at 1/2 the price!!  $300,ooo.oo just to save the tax payers some money- so they might have some money to spend on cannabis.

Who's going to buy it there when you can go to a creative option either in person or online? With atmosphere, personality and is not STILL attaching a NEGATIVE stigma on cannabis.  This bull around no logo - is exactly that.  When I think of how amazing some of the places I've seen have been...   sigh. 

It must be nice...  I should have known they would NOT have opened it up to the public to enter to design the logo.  Did this company know  anything at all about  cannabis- it does not reflect in their work- lol - as a matter of fact- I don't think it was such a wise move on their part- yeah I guess so for the $$$ but if this is a sampling of their 'marketing' it leaves - much to the imagination, I would hire someone else in the future.  
 
       $650,000.oo of OUR tax paying dollars went into designing' that logo.

How does it reflect the plant, the medicine or Ontario for that matter?
Will you go to the OCS for your cannabis?
If this is any indication of what's to follow...    more boring.
I'll pass.

One more reason to support individually owned dispensaries - places who actually care for us and our cannabis.

Ontario Cannabis Store - Trillium Cannabis Logo by Georgia

with TIC & THC.
Georgia

Some think and are claiming 'Guns are a God given right.
When was it said: Here take these and kill each other.
Have you read the bible?
It amazes me -  people shouting the loudest about 'God given rights to own guns-  christians, catholic - church attending, hard working -praise Jesus!  Good people.
"It's My God given Right!"     How about the 10 commandments?
How about:          
 YOU SHALL NOT MURDER.  
 - it is not imbedded in the constitutional rights to own assault style weapons.
  A shot gun to protect yourself IF someone tried to enter your home with intent to hurt you (your choice) as well as a hunting rifle- for the days when people needed to actually hunt for food (no longer relevant for most of the population)  are the only guns mentioned. 
I don't think that would have been the case - if the founding fathers realized the extent of mental health issues, global instability, American internal conflict  and students shooting up other students- or perhaps the laws would be much different.

I do understand why some are so fearful- on Pin I've noticed an increase in posts suggesting..      "you don't need guns" the police said...
"Get on the train" the police said.
with an image of  people getting on trains leading to concentration camps. Yes, I do understand that fear- especially with a madman running the show and deciding who should stay and who should go.  I get it, but it's only getting worse.

About JustinTrudeau & India - after seeing the continued headlines about the Trudeau family and their 'over the top outfits' & family vacation in India - ALL the NEWS this week- it made me think:   GOOD, this means there must be No mass shootings, No blown up buildings, No more gay men found murdered, no more ingenious girls missing,  No more kids being abused and starved, beaten, sexually abused...  

Go ahead- if that's all you got- compared to a president who only days ago talked about his usual hate encouraging, wall building, give teachers guns mentality - a war hungry, sexist pig who NOW expects teachers who  do not get paid or appreciated enough as it is to  make themselves human shields? WTF? How much does America spend on the military?
With such ernest he claims: We really do have to be better with the  background checks.
He talks about the man who was trained all his life but did a poor job- yet the thinks teachers and coaches NOT trained all their life to protect-  will have an easier time, if not they will be 'cowards'.   & the crowds cheer...   yikes.  

Yep, that Trudeau! Look at the example he is setting - encouraging peace!
How dare Justin & his lovely family promote peace...  What will India think of Canadians?
The nerve - showing how important family is, accepting other cultures and welcoming their traditions - enjoying  the moment!   Shame on them...
Shame on us for being apart of the pettiness called 'politics'.


Phhhhbt..  I know without a doubt who I would want representing my country
no matter what he wears. Trump is always in a suit- proving clothes don't make the man. 
I noticed a few photos, all lovely have a look and see what the media chooses to focus on.


It's eye opening for sure.
I am thankful to Justin Trudea & his Family for  how they are representing Canada.
About the cannabis- its coming!  Thanks for that too.

with TLC THC
Georgia
It's 11 out and I have a new marino wool top all the way from Norway! 
Lets Go out &  explore Poppy, Scruffy & Daisy!  

My son asked me if I wanted to see a movie- A mushroom Movie - at that!  Last night we went to the MST of Toronto to see a movie- It was an enjoyable evening - and I'm determined to attend more - I was still not in the 'socializing mood' with the tail end of this cold lingering but I'm so glad we went. What a fantastic group of people- I giggled last night as I drifted off..  my white hair attraction- last night there were several handsome white haired gentlemen woohoo - who knew lol & ARTISTS too.  Friends that I usually only 'see' on IG there - Justin, Antonio - talk about revitalizing!
I'm determined to get to know a few better..  I'm going to find some new 'artsy friends' to hang out with. Like minded, stimulating art conversations  with some baked goods thrown in for fun. 

The documentary was about exotic mushrooms- In search of the Holy Veil' -just watching it  has me on google looking for some new specimen to paint today, I also made up my mind last night  to attend this years Cain Foray in September. It's going to be a wonderful weekend! I know it NOW.

I struggle 'socially' & my human interaction is limited- this is easy to encourage when I go out and have unpleasant encounters with strangers which is what happens it seems on almost every adventure. My last visit to CrabTree & Evelyn at the Upper Canada mall has me never wanting to shop again, bullied by a store employee a new shopping experience - are there new selling strategies for struggling shops? Let me berate  you into buying something and if you decline (nicely) I'll hound you more? No thanks - I will never enter the store again. It's that simple.  Stuff. 

Surround yourself with freaky mushrooms - stimulating conversation, creative people and you won't care about others or STUFF - it only takes a few nice people to help you forget about all the others out there.  I don't know what I enjoy more, going places with Storm or our actual car rides - it's where we seem to have some great conversations,  yesterday about the 'remarks made by the experts', Storm tells me  York Region police hit a nerve with a few people and their 'Cannabis Education Bullshit', enough where it was admitted they should NOT have made such remarks because they are NOT experts... more tomorrow.  LIES 
Blatant LIES by the police is how they CHOOSE to educated OUR  FUTURE.
Professional?? Adults.  They should be ashamed of themselves as should the Professional NURSE who also lied . Phhhpt.  So much for credibility.

Storm introduced me to a friend  a Gouache teacher. Hello!? A fellow gouache lover?  -  lol- I was nervous.  An informative,  wonderful evening it was as usual - I'm going to hang out more with my mushroom friends.

I see the MST already has it's first foray date: Sun. March 18, '18
​www.myctor.org/forays/foray-info-locations
Foray/walk will be led by Lawrence Millman with an emphasis on discovering cold weather specimens and identifying available polypores. Outdoors event, dress accordingly.
If you have not been  set the date! I can't wait! I've designed a mini painting set up for travel and have a new 'designated mushroom' painting black moleskine  just waiting.

Currently on the desk is a  sloth smiling at me! How can you not feel good when you stare into the eyes of a smiling sloth?? Sitting on a giant  Olmec head-  Did you read about the giant Sloth bones discovered? Imagine that...  A sloth larger than a human! 
More on cannabis of course and a NEW downloadable craft - what will you create today?

With TLC & THC

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

Did you hear this speech?  
http://www.cbc.ca/radio/q/blog/halsey-s-raw-vulnerable-poem-about-sexual-violence-becomes-an-empowering-rallying-cry-1.4498278

Adios Patrick Brown. I don't know anything about this.. I read this  last night before bed (below) and thought  WOW, this is moving very fast.

It is going to be serious allegations these women must have - KNOWING the spotlight this attention would have on Patrick Brown at the moment- the next PC hopeful to be PM of Canada. Not now..  already a conversation with my favourite crusty phone  pal "come on... if every guy who gets an erection.." he starts. Conversations like this need to be had.
I state, it's got to be more than a simple erection happening,  these women don't want to have their private lives exposed or possibly ruined, perhaps they fear he might become more of a predator with power which will effect them and others around them? Would they be wrong to think this way? Take a look around.    
I would warn  a young woman of possible danger if i suspected it- at least enough to say PAY ATTENTION & don't let your guard down, if something happened to them and I knew' I'd be disappointed in myself. 

It's NOT o.k. all this abuse that is happening, 'old boys clubs' where women are no more than fixtures in the room, surrounded by money,  power & lust - treated like TRASH.
This remark by the actor recently - "It's just Childs play... "  
BINGO! That is the problem RIGHT there! The MENtality of most men.

ChildsPlay? I shared with my friend (and have here previously) one of my first memories of sexual abuse-  a man came up in the mall and grabbed and pinched my breast  in the middle of a packed store!!  Grabbed it then, let go and kept going.  or how about when my friend and I were trying to play 'spud' and some perv. kept exposing himself to us.  THAT was sexual assault.  
I was 15..  What's 'childs play' about any of THIS?  
Don't associate 'Childs play'  with 'sexual abuse'.    It's part of the problem. 
The Mentality.

It is an ADULT man (in many cases a stranger - how well do you think they get to KNOW these men)  who  physically, forcefully  touches a woman WHO does not want to be touched because they think they can get away with behaving in this way. Childs play!?
There's Nothing f*cking innocent about it.   
We also discussed why can women 'like 11 men' in the bar and not the 12th.. is there a law somewhere that says WHO we have to like and why? How may at a time?  Do men have theses rules? Too bad if we don't show the same attention to everyone - it's called choice.
& rejection, which we all have to live with at some point in our lives. 

Are we not free to make our own choices? WHO we see, like & who we choose to let see, touch our bodies, is NEVER anyone else's business (unless someone is causing someone harm)  so.. I don't know I have the feeling there's more to this story...   frankly I don't care, I am happy 'in the moment', justin' time... (hee hee hee) & he personally has done nothing to me, if he has done these ladies wrong the courts will decide - all his staff seems to side with the others..  we shall see.

This is  how I felt when i watched - the strangest thing- my iPad told me-so I logged in LIVE to see it and thought 'oh my gosh- I have no clue but you just destroyed your career . 
We shall see.. my friend and I have a friendly wager' just on the decision' as neither was there...  neither of us can tell you who is lying.  Either way I don't think he's going to be the 'Peoples Choice' from now on.

This was the best read today:   https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/powerful-men-laid-low-by-the-hour-metoo-is-remaking-society-literally-overnight/article37728029/powerful-men-laid-low-by-the-hour-metoo-is-remaking-society-literally-overnight... '  Amen. 

with TLC & THC.
Georgia

​Mermaid in the moonlight next.

Our government has made it so kids can get their medicine for free. Under 25 
This is good & this is bad.  This is good for the many children who take medications, which they need for numerous ailments... it will help parents already under a lot of stress with a child who is not well, mentally & financially.  
​
I will never encourage anti-depressants for children.
Frankly,  it blows my mind our government is  so concerned about "cannabis & what it will do to the mind", with free medications - I wonder now how many children will be introduced to antidepressants - in pill form.  Pills with numerous side effects & law suits to prove it.  

Yet - cannabis, here we are- treating as if it were  "a lethal, permanent mind altering , damaging drug,  research the facts and most current scientific research & discover just the opposite. 

I wrestle with depression daily.  1/2 of me does- no doubt. Besides my CONSTANT TN & semi facial spasm, my hand on my right side is now  "crippled" - and - its re shaping itself so I cant' hold something as simple as a rag to clean a surface without causing pain. Peel a banana - buttons- forget it...  & now I appear to be getting psoriasis on the hand as well - considering I paint - I' paint through the pain - or I don't paint - what am I going to do?  That is when I get depressed - when  can't Do anything. I'm 53 and I' have to watch 1/2 of my body deteriorate different from the other 1/2 - whats not to be depressed about- Depression is part to life - the tricks to work through it.  

Depressed people are some of the strongest I've met. 
With legalization more in general will experiment * and some self discovery will happen (once the initial hype passes) and a realization of "feeling better"  self  medicating - perhaps less pills will be needed.  Are you aware the gentleman who created Alcoholics anonymous was able to stop his drinking due to the use of LSD - another "fry your mind drugs"- we've been mislead about is also clinically being used to treat people with serious addictions to more harmful drugs.  

Being depressed is bad enough, judgement without knowledge or understanding  only intensify the feelings.  Who cares what anyone one uses- young or old- to help ease their pain, I'd rather my child try medicated edibles for any condition cannabis has proven to help  rather than get them to take other more harmful & addictive options.  I've lived with it, I have watch it now for over 10 years.  I've seen how  both types of medicine affected our own son, I know how they both affect me.  Thank God for Cannabis.

Made with TLC & THC
Georgia 

Ho Ho HomeGrown!  Santa had a little 'test drive' to Canada to prepare for his long night of working.  Imagine, this time next year it will be LEGAL in Canada to  consume cannabis! 
Ho Ho Ho!!  Tempted to call one friend in particular and ask 'Remember when you remarked: "I was dreaming, IF I thought Cannabis would become legal in OUR LIFETIME!"   I'm dreaming to think I'll ever hear her apologize.
I know it & she knows it.  That is enough.

Dreamer I am!!  I believe in miracles, dreams and signs!  
Other than the GREED we are witnessing  from our own ONTARIO government-  Kathleen Wynn  does appear not care about Ontarian's - it is obvious to EVERYONE she cares about $$$.  She is bleeding us dry.  Hydro, taxes and not legalization -  glorified prohibition - is more like it. GREED especially obvious when Ontario is NOT willing to allow for privately owned dispensaries. Alberta appears IMO to be doing the best job at the moment for all with the exception of  no allowance for vaporizers in hospitals. Which will be contested sooner or later and the patient will win. I for one would ONLY  consider brain surgery again if that were my option after recovery - I KNOW from experience the other traditional prescribed medications did NOT work for me  & is proven on my hospital records and only added stress after my surgery.  I would demand and get legal representation if need be regarding the matter this time & I'm not a 'fan of sueing' unlike some who appear to make it a profession.  *We all pay when we waste time with some issues.

I sent an e mail to our own Mayor of Georgina  she has replied (& I thank her):

Hi Georgina, I have not made any comments regarding the issue of dispensaries in Georgina, other mayors and Council’s have taken a position on the issue but not here in Georgina.   We have been waiting for the Federal and Provincial governments to provide more information to us at the municipal level, and we will have a report coming to our Council in the new year.  Do I have concerns, yes, there are so many unknowns at this point, which I hope we will have answers to in the report to council.

& now .. just a few Points to ponder if NOT permitted a dispensary:

As adults, paying taxes, responsible hard working- we will be forced to DRIVE elsewhere (so much for being concerned with impaired driving) - to purchase a legal drug- which has been PROVEN (many times over) to be less harmful than ALCOHOL - of which we can easily purchase several places.  Including online via the postal service.
Is this not the same as telling us  "We can't be trusted to behave like responsible adults and come to our own decisions? It is STILL PROHIBITION and we have no choice. 

What about the INCOME we will be losing as a community? 
Instead of 'promoting small local business' - which already SUCKS in Georgina- (can someone PLEASE open a decent bakery in Keswick?)  we would be promoting 'GO shop in Newmarket, Barrie or even Toronto  and while you're there.. we all know how it works- you'll also get lunch, drinks and pick up a few other goodies you need. ALL money that could have been spent in KESWICK for example. In your own home town.

How about jobs?  I know people in the business - no kidding. I KNOW the jobs this business will create- if we stall- we will be losing opportunities and losing business FACT - it will ONLY be a matter of time anyway. READ the news - it's not fake numbers $$$ have you read how much some have already made? Phhhhhbt...  
​Employees, advertising dollars (local) promotional events, like all businesses the opportunities just starting can be limitless! Rent- revenue giving back to the local communities. Surrounding businesses will benefit instead of sitting beside an empty unit.

Without reading I've no doubts they will claim it's for the safety of our children. BULLSHIT. Nothing is going to stop kids who want to try cannabis - it never HAS for centuries - this is fear mongering.  I'd like to ask Margaret to consider what she'd be more comfortable with: a kid sitting down with a  bottle of Jack Daniels or a Joint, because  I'm not comfortable with either myself- but I am aware -  by removing one of these choices we encourage the other. The first  Gateway DRUG for far too many is ALCOHOL & It's deadly.  It's just as easy a drive/bus trip  to newmarket when no options are available - WE ARE FORCED to continue to use the black market - Georgina will still be buying corner drugs illegally- because it will be easier.

Georgina residents - if you believe in cannabis or not, if you will use it or not -  it is an opportunity for business, growth and it is obvious to even our own government expected to rake in $400 million they expect in taxes - .. it should be OBVIOUS to any small community - it's gong to be big business.  It will help in keeping out street dealers if there is an option to go an buy clean, safe, affordable  "recreational" medicine. 
It will forever be MEDICINE in my mind. Thank God.

You can reach our Mayor and share your own opinion (please do it respectfully.. I called  'that' politician a "Coward." in a facebook message-  he responded - more on it soon)  I think it's only fair we get to express how we feel .. after all - we pay their salary.   I thinks Margaret is doing a thoughtful job so far for the GOOD of all Georgia... not just me, Georgia.  lol
​I do miss seeing Robs smiling face.

Everyone in every community should be permitted to weight in on these issues which effect where we live.

https://www.georgina.ca/municipal-government/mayor-and-council/mayor-margaret-quirk

Ho Ho Ho! Time to go bake some medicated Christmas cookies- for Santa  & me..  
Hee Hee Hee.

With love
Georgia 

*WE ALL suffer  while valuable time, resources, police, great minds minds are prevented from solving true violent crimes & murders like mising WOMEN for one example...
Child trafficking for 2, robbery, physical abuse charges, sexual assault, VIOLENT crimes where  humans/animalws are actually getting hurt instead of this time wasting, distraction called cannabis.

Does everyone forget the definition of cannabis?
This is not rocket science my fellow Canadians - humans.
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