Dawson: Here's why Mayor Jim Watson is wrong about pot lounges

Mayor Jim Watson won’t support the idea of legal lounges where people can smoke pot.
That’s not even remotely surprising: Watson’s a cautious, conservative mayor when it comes to social policy. He doesn’t want to make it easier for anyone to smoke anything in lounges. 
If his view wins the day, there won’t really be anywhere in Ottawa to smoke pot, because politicians at Queen’s Park have banned smoking marijuana in public places. 
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