Keep the youth question visible
Bill 208 should be assessed first against youth access and youth appeal, not only adult retail convenience.
Prevention correspondence · 28 May 2026
Prevention correspondence ready for the Bill 208 committee record
The network has prepared a prevention-first note asking MLAs to keep youth uptake, school visibility, and flavour appeal at the centre of the record.
Public position
The note is intentionally plain. It agrees that enforcement matters, but argues that enforcement should support prevention rather than replace it.
What the correspondence asks Alberta to test
Make reports useful to schools
Families and educators need simple public reporting on complaints, school-area issues, and online-vendor concerns.
Do not let process bury prevention
The network asks committee readers to avoid turning the bill into a narrow retail-compliance discussion.
Publication note
The network will keep publishing prevention-first materials while acknowledging the enforcement questions that deserve clear answers.