Pubdate: Sun, 15 Sep 2002
Source: Calgary Sun, The (CN AB)
Copyright: 2002 The Calgary Sun
Contact:  http://www.fyicalgary.com/calsun.shtml
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/67
Author: Darla Waite
Note: Parenthetical remark by the Sun editor, headline by newshawk

ALCOHOL OR MARIJUANA

This is in response to a comment made last week by Canadian Alliance Leader 
Stephen Harper, someone we are to look up to in respect to our futures as 
Canadians. He stated he would much rather see his daughters drink than 
smoke marijuana. I suggest he spend a night in city cells. I have spoken 
with officers in city lock-up who feel an injustice is being done if 
alcohol is accepted and marijuana is not. As one said, in the 30 years he 
has been in law enforcement, he has never seen a person brought in because 
they had just consumed part of a joint yet every night he has to deal with 
vulgar, abusive, drunks.

Darla Waite

(Harper wasn't talking about using alcohol to excess.)
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