PROHIBITION INCREASES YOUTH DRUG RISKS

As an educator I have listened to what some drug education programs
have offered. I understand why youth do not trust us. We have lied to
them about the dangers of marijuana. We need to get the record
straight so our students can trust us and rely on us for quality,
relevant, science and evidenced-based drug education.

Public education lacks funding. Our schools scrape by with little or
no funding for health-based compassionate drug education programs.

The Conservative government's mandatory minimum Bill C-10 will take
millions away from funding our schools and health programs and will
use that money to build prisons.

Cannabis should be legalized, controlled and regulated because it is
potentially harmful to young people.

If we legalize cannabis our students will be able to concentrate
better at school when their non-violent parents are not in jail for
marijuana; having a parent in jail leads to family poverty. Hungry
kids can't concentrate.

Prohibition means that organized crime controls the market, drug
dealers do not ask for ID. They will sell anything to anyone who has
the cash.

Prohibition means organized crime gets wealthy and young people find
that 'bling' attractive.

Is organized crime the business career we want for our youth? Our
government thinks so.

Prohibition is making our children sick, sad and unsafe.