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Let It Grow
Posted by CN Staff on May 29, 2003 at 08:03:50 PT
Letters To The Editor
Source: Globe and Mail 
Burnaby, B.C. -- Re Liberals Move To Decriminalize Pot (on-line edition, May 27): How can any public prosecutor stand before a judge with a straight face and argue that, while possession of 15 grams of pot in a plastic bag is not a criminal offence, owning the same amount in plant form is? If simple possession for personal use is not a criminal act, common sense dictates that growing marijuana for personal use should be treated the same way.
Isn't it time our government faced reality and treated marijuana the same as other social drugs such as alcohol and tobacco? License producers, regulate content and tax the proceeds, for the public good. That is the only way to take this billion-dollar industry out of the hands of organized crime and ensure the public benefits of self-funded education programs about the health effects of chronic use. By CHRIS BRADSThursday, May 29, 2003 - Page A20 Let It GrowNanaimo, B.C. -- Where is the plan to get those people who are legally allowed to possess marijuana the medicine they need? If you have been prescribed marijuana for medical reasons, where are you supposed to get it -- legally? It's about time the media started asking this question.  By K. WILSONThursday, May 29, 2003 - Page A20 Let It GrowEdmonton -- So, it will not be criminal to possess marijuana, but doubly criminal to grow it. Obviously, the not so criminally inclined must deal with even more hardened criminals in order to acquire a substance that is not criminal to possess the moment they buy it. Sounds confusing? I should think so.This is not rocket science: Decriminalize the possession of one to three plants for personal consumption and you drive the hardened criminal out of business. The proposed legislation is not solving anything and is creating more ambiguity and uncertainty. Is this really the best they can come up with?  By DOUG ADAMSThursday, May 29, 2003 - Page A20 Source: Globe and Mail (Canada)Published: Thursday, May 29, 2003 - Page A20 Copyright: 2003 The Globe and Mail CompanyContact: letters globeandmail.caWebsite: http://www.globeandmail.com/Related Article & Web Site:Cannabis News Canadian Linkshttp://freedomtoexhale.com/can.htmLiberals Move To Soften Drug Lawshttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread16401.shtml
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Comment #1 posted by WolfgangWylde on May 29, 2003 at 10:38:48 PT
The medical question...
...is the best. The new law still does not provide for a legal source of medical maijuana. It will be as moot as the old law once the Courts get through with it.
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