Must cannabis be grown in Fort Knox?

For some reason, the government seems bound and determined to confine growing of cannabis to the indoors. This is bizarre. Cannabis grows well outdoors. In fact, it grows like a weed. It is an ideal crop to replace tobacco cultivation in many parts of Canada.

The problem is that growing cannabis indoors, in addition to being unnecessary, imposes a rather large climate impact. An astonishing amount of water and energy are required to grow cannabis indoors, writes Green Party leader Elizabeth May. The Hill Times file photographi

Opinion

BY ELIZABETH MAY

January 22, 2018

As the first federal party in Canada to advocate for an end to the futile and counter-productive prohibition policy towards cannabis, the Green Party of Canada welcomes this government’s commitment to legalization. Unfortunately, these efforts are marred by something of a “reefer-madness” mind...

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