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Mayor needs questions answered as legalization efforts underway
has confirmed the production of medical marijuana and its ancillary use would fall under its Could pot become a big cash definition of farming. crop on Delta farmland? As far as someone buying That’s one of the many conacreages in Delta’s Agricultural cerns Mayor Lois Jackson has Land Reserve to start growing about the federal government’s recreational weed on a commerplan to legalize recreational cial scale, Jackson said it’s not marijuana, something clear if or how that she believes needs a would be allowed, plethora of questions but Delta’s position answered before any legis that grow operaislation is finalized. tions, including Jackson was with a delmedical pot, should egation of Delta officials remain within in Ottawa last week to industrial zones. meet with federal offi“Policing it would cials to discuss several probably be a huge issues of concern for the Lois Jackson problem if it’s municipality, one being grown like corn. the legalization and regulation of So these are all questions that cannabis. haven’t been answered yet that Prior to the trip, Jackson told I’m aware of. It’s much easier the Optimist policing, location to put it in an industrial area as of marijuana shops as well as much as you can,” she said. just what’s in the marijuana that Legalizing recreational marirecreational users will smoke juana was one of Prime Minister are among the many issues that Justin Trudeau’s campaign need to be clarified. promises in 2015. His governThen there’s the question of ment established a task force to where it can be grown, she said. make recommendations, which “It’s a money machine. proposed a complete legalizaEverybody is looking at it like tion model, although there that. So then you have to ask: would be age, personal possesWill they have open growth in sion and growing limits for the fields?” average user. Last spring, Delta’s agriculRight after Jackson’s visit, the tural advisory committee disLiberal government tabled legcussed the issue and was told islation to end the prohibition by planning staff the provincial on pot. Agricultural Land Commission PLAN: see Page 3 SANDOR GYARMATI
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Jenny Campbell and the South Delta Sun Devils are perfect so far in Fraser Valley South League play, including a 3-0 win over Earl Marriott last week. For details see Page 27.