Pubdate: Tue, 06 Aug 2002
Source: Advance, Barrie, The (CN ON)
Copyright: 2002 Metroland Printing, Publishing and Distributing
Contact:  http://www.simcoe.com/sc/barrie/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/2192
Author: Adam Wiggins
Referenced:http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v02/n1389/a13.html

CHIEF'S POT COMMENT OK

I applaud Police Chief Wayne Frechette for his pragmatic views on cannabis
use ("Flagrant Pot Use Would Lead To Arrests", July 23).

It is a waste of a police officer's time to arrest cannabis users, a fact
that Chief Frechette is well aware of. And he knows that the "gateway
theory" - long since disproven by medical science but still believed by many
government officials - is bunk. Good for him!

Now if we could just get some of that pragmatism into the politicians...

Adam Wiggins

Director, Neoteric

http://www.neoteric.nu

Pasadena, CA
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