Politics and Media The Globe and Mail is arch Conservative and is still upset Harpur lost to left leaning Liberal Trudeau They are anti marijuana legislation and prefer alcohol intoxication They cater their headlines to appease old entrenched drug laws and oppose the end of Cannabis prohibition. Christina Pellegrino has been on the TMX issue relentlessly with 4 follow up stories and now John Ibbitson dregs up one conservative senator with a bone to pick. This is not like the elected US Senate that has real power but an anachronistic unelected parliamentary rubber stamp of appointed hacks. Today the REAL powers already divided up the pie of 400 million in excise taxes for expected 400,000 kg of sales - All provinces are on board to get 80 %. The Feds get the 20 % excise plus the 13 % HST As they say MONEY TALKS AND B.S. WALKS The media is B.S. and want papers sales The politicians run on money By June 30 it will be legal in time for Cannabis Day July 1