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Since Canada's legalization of cannabis five years ago, researchers say the policy has had mixed results in terms of public health and justice reform.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Iโ€™m very curious where you live.

Durham Region.

Since these places have opened up, I've seen a marked increase of loitering in these areas, people that absolutely don't look like soccer moms, and a general bad vibe. It's bad enough around our beer stores and LCBOs, but there seems to be far more cannabis shops than alcohol stores these days.

The effect of crime near cannabis shops after legalization in various US states/cities has shown an increase in some, and none in others. Perhaps my area is one of the unlucky ones.