COMMENT: As we edge ever closer to our referendum next year on cannabis, the debate's heating up.
That's a good thing. We need to be as well informed as we possibly can before we vote.
It's easy to come at these issues from whatever your personal experiences or interests are.
But part of living in a democratic society is being able to look at debate from all sides. At the moment with the legalise cannabis debate, I tend to come at it from my standpoint as a parent.
But one angle which pricked my interest this week was that of its move into the hands of big corporates - and with that, it's increased potency.
If we look to overseas examples, which we should, a Colorado native and author of the book "Weed, Inc", Ben Cort has been shedding some light on what's happened in his hometown.