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Some Toronto residents out enjoying the sunshine in Toronto’s Beach neighbourhood Saturday expressed their concern about pot smoking in parks.

“I think it is wrong,” said Clifton Sterling, who has five kids and wouldn’t want them to see such behaviour or be exposed to second-hand smoke.

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“The parks are made for the public and for the children,” he said.

Cathie Carlino is undecided on the issue but wonders what “(those smokers’) behaviour will be like, once they’re high.”

“They could be gentle and friendly, or who knows what,” she said. “I think the park is beautiful enough, I’m high on that, I don’t need anything else to do it for me.”

Toronto resident, Sam Bremner said “it should be treated like alcohol, not allowed in public places, have it at home or in specific bars.”

Erwin Schack said he is also opposed to the recent proposal by Toronto Mayor John Tory and Councillor Mary-Margaret McMahon to making alcohol consumption legal in public parks.

“I am dead against that, and I would have to be against marijuana smoked in parks also,” he said.

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