Rural access is part of the evidence
Bill 208 should be tested against actual community conditions. If a legal adult product disappears from inspected stores in smaller communities, people do not necessarily stop looking for it. Some will drive farther. Some will go online. Some will find unlicensed sellers.
That is why rural access belongs in the review. A province-wide rule needs province-wide enforcement capacity.
What a local test should include
Regional inspections
Publish inspection coverage outside Calgary and Edmonton so communities can see whether rules are being enforced evenly.
Road and delivery channels
Track illegal products moving through delivery, social selling, and informal resale networks.
Adult travel burden
Measure whether lawful adults in smaller communities lose practical access while illegal sellers remain available.
Community policy is strongest when it starts with the places where the rule will actually land.