Why are cannabis shops permitted when there are smoking regulations?
20 January 2025 - 17:43
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I hear about all these restrictions on smoking, and then I see the proliferation of cannabis shops in my neighbourhood and see and smell people walking or driving around smoking it all the time.
It is pervasive, and in my mind destructive. How is this possibly permitted when there are these smoking regulations? As far as I know the same rules should apply, but they are not enforced.
Art Vandelay Via BusinessLIVE
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Why are cannabis shops permitted when there are smoking regulations?
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I hear about all these restrictions on smoking, and then I see the proliferation of cannabis shops in my neighbourhood and see and smell people walking or driving around smoking it all the time.
It is pervasive, and in my mind destructive. How is this possibly permitted when there are these smoking regulations? As far as I know the same rules should apply, but they are not enforced.
Art Vandelay
Via BusinessLIVE
JOIN THE DISCUSSION: Send us an email with your comments to letters@businesslive.co.za. Letters of more than 300 words will be edited for length. Anonymous correspondence will not be published. Writers should include a daytime telephone number.
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