Pubdate: Tue, 13 May 2003 Source: Daily Herald-Tribune, The (CN AB) Copyright: 2003 The Daily Herald-Tribune Contact: http://www.dailyheraldtribune.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/804 Author: Canadian Press TOP COPS DON'T FAVOUR LOOSER POT LAWS LETHBRIDGE (CP) - Alberta police chiefs meeting in Lethbridge this week aren't fans of a looser pot possession law proposed by the federal government. ''We are absolutely against decriminalization,'' said Camrose police Chief Marshall Chalmers, president of the Alberta Association of Chiefs of Police. ''We believe it's absolutely sending the wrong message.'' Lethbridge police are co-hosting the three-day conference which brings together top officers from the province's seven municipal and tribal police services as well as RCMP officials. Solicitor General Heather Forsyth is scheduled to address the chiefs Wednesday evening. Decriminalization of possession of small amounts of marijuana is just one of dozens of issues expected to be discussed during the three-day conference which begins Tuesday. ''The Liberals seem to be hell-bent on this issue, and we don't have to agree with it,'' Chalmers said. Federal Health Minister Anne McLellan has given qualified support for forthcoming federal legislation. - --- MAP posted-by: Larry Stevens