Pubdate: Wed, 18 Dec 2002
Source: Ottawa Sun (CN ON)
Copyright: 2002, Canoe Limited Partnership
Contact:  http://www.fyiottawa.com/ottsun.shtml
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/329
Author: Joe Hueglin
Note: Parenthetical remark by the Sun editor; headline by newshawk
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/mjcn.htm (Cannabis - Canada)

CONCERN  FOR THE SAFETY OF SOCIETY

Those  of  us  with  more  concern  for the safety of society than the 
ability of individuals to satisfy their wants have two questions which 
must  be  definitively  answered:  Can  the  ability  of those driving 
vehicles  be  impaired  by  the  use  of  marijuana; if so, is there a 
roadside test courts will accept as evidence of impairment?

The  answer  to  the  first question would seem to be yes in that "the 
federal government has submitted documents claiming that marijuana use 
is  connected to increased likelihood of cancer, automobile accidents, 
psychiatric problems and drug addiction" to the Supreme Court.

This being so, the answer to the second must be affirmative as well if 
society is to be protected.

Joe Hueglin

(Whatever  happened  to walking in a straight line, counting back from 100 
and touching your nose while standing on one leg?)
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