The Editor,
Re. “Farnworth lays out B.C. bud regulations” (The Tri-City News, Feb. 7).
I fail to understand why the provincial government is investing taxpayers’ money by leasing premises, purchasing equipment and hiring staff for the retailing of cannabis before there is any proof that it will even be a break-even proposition.
If it turns out that the undertaking will actually lose money, we, the taxpayers, will be stuck subsidizing the enterprise as there will be no way to close it down.
Better to avoid the gamble by letting the private sector take the risks, which are substantial at this point. The government should simply set the rules and police the retailers, as is the current case with medical cannabis dispensaries.
Bob Elliott, Port Coquitlam
