WHEN THE GOVERNMENT TAKES CONTROL OVER A COMMODITY MARKET BUT CAN’T SUPPLY THE MARKET AS WELL AS THE EXISTING SUPPLY CHAIN INSTEAD OF FIXING IT PROPERLY THEY SIMPLY STRONG-ARM THE COMPETITION SO NOBODY WINS. BUILD THAT WALL TORONTO!

Toronto officials are now using giant concrete slabs to block entry to illicit dispensaries. The move comes as Toronto officials continue to have difficulty culling the remainder of unlicensed cannabis dispensaries in the city. Despite numerous police raids on illegal shops in recent years, many still remain open. Now law enforcers are resorting to extreme measures, such as stacking concrete blocks in front of illicit shops to prevent people from entering. Strange as that tactic sounds, it actually works, according to Mark Sraga – Toronto’s director of investigation services for municipal licensing standards.

Source: Toronto Is Using Cement Barricades to Close Illegal Pot Shops

“TO SERVE AND PROTECT” – Beware of calling the police to do a “welfare check”. This is not an isolated incident and not unique to Durham police.

The mother of a 16-year-old boy who was arrested by Durham police last month says was “shocked and appalled and hurt” to see video of an officer punching her son after she asked police to conduct a wellness check.

Source: ‘This was not a criminal call’: Mom says Durham police ‘violated’ her trust in arrest of teen son caught on viral video | The Star

R. v. Le – The Supreme Court of Canada has decided that when police officers entered a private back yard without permission just to see what’s going on and arrest a person in that backyard for possession of firearms, cocaine and cash, that the arrest and detention was illegal and so egregious that they excluded from evidence the items seized by police. This means that you can enjoy your backyard BBQ this summer without police intervention. You might have thought that was always the case but apparently, police didn’t.

Source: R. v. Le – SCC Cases (Lexum)

BAD CRIMINAL LAWS – A 16-year-old girl, “S.K.,” was convicted of child pornography charges for taking a video of herself performing a sex act and sending it to a few of her close friends. Unintended consequences. Unexpected issues. “A finding of guilt would be an attack on the autonomy and self-ownership of all young people.”

A finding of guilt would be an attack on the autonomy and self-ownership of all young people

Source: A 16-Year-Old Girl Is Facing Child Pornography Charges for Making a Sex Video of Herself