An exploding black market in states that legalized pot has sparked another government war on marijuana.
Californians who opened their voters’ guides to the state’s 2010 elections could read a pitch from backers of Proposition 19, an initiative designed to legalize the recreational use of marijuana. The argument: that “Prohibition [of marijuana] has created a violent criminal market run by international drug cartels.” The advocates promised that, “By controlling marijuana, Proposition 19 will help cut off funding to the cartels.” Though voters failed to approve Prop. 19 that year, advocates returned six years later with a more focused initiative, backed by a similar justification—in sum, that legalization “creates a safe, legal system for adult use of marijuana” in California. This time, voters agreed, and recreational pot use became legal in the state.
What a craphole…
Chelsea Hillier, an outspoken critic of COVID-19 masking and vaccination policies and daughter of former Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston MPP Randy Hillier, has been sentenced to 75 days of house arrest after being found in contempt of court for ignoring a judge’s order to retract defamatory statements made on social media about a 
U.S. President Joe Biden has raised eyebrows for congratulating “Rashee Sanuk” for becoming Britain’s new Prime Minister.
OTTAWA — It’s all the rage these days for politicians to bash the Bank of Canada, which is not surprising given the central bank is as popular as halitosis for driving up interest rates.