Pubdate: Thu, 25 Apr 2002
Source: NOW Magazine (Canada)
Copyright: 2002 NOW Communications Inc.
Contact:  http://www.nowtoronto.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/282
Author: Chuck Beyer
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v02/n753/a06.html
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/mjcn.htm (Cannabis - Canada)

WAR ON DRUGS KEEPS ROLLING

Keith Martin is right. We really must question the nature of democracy in 
Canada when 76 per cent of Canadians no longer believe it is the role of 
the state to criminalize their brothers and sisters for smoking pot, yet 
the Liberals wish to keep the Dante's Inferno called the war on drugs going 
full-throttle (NOW, April 18-24).

Maybe our new social reality requires a prime minister who's a little more 
able to deal with the fact that in a democracy you only have criminal law 
that is supported by the people.

Chuck Beyer, Victoria
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