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Globe says Aphria, rivals see music festivals eye pot

2018-07-10 06:12 ET - In the News

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The Globe and Mail reports in its Tuesday, July 10, edition that next summer music festivals will open so-called "pot gardens" for anyone who wants to use marijuana or smoke a cigarette. The Globe's Mike Hager writes that all-ages events such as Ottawa's Bluesfest are looking to limit second-hand smoke of any kind and ensure young patrons do not get exposed to widespread use of a drug that has been smoked at festivals since the days of Woodstock. Samuel Gutman, a Vancouver physician who has been providing medical care at concerts and special events for more than 25 years, said he is not in favour of smoking anything, but making space for people to smoke or vape cannabis products is a sensible approach that creates fewer problems at a music festival. That is because those "less noxious" methods allow people to better control their dose of the drugs compared with more covert options such as eating edibles, which can result in people taking way too much and ending up in the festivals' first-aid tent. Dr. Gutman also noted that the drug that causes the most problems by far at these events is alcohol. Dr. Gutman's company, RockDoc Consulting, crafts medical plans for events around the world.

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