Pubdate: Fri, 31 Dec 2004 Source: Medicine Hat News (CN AB) Copyright: 2004 Alberta Newspaper Group, Inc. Contact: http://www.medicinehatnews.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1833 Author: Russell Barth Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/decrim.htm (Decrim/Legalization) EXTEND PEOPLE'S RIGHTS The Supreme Court Of Canada has upheld the rights of gays and lesbians to marry. Now, the 10 per cent of our citizens who prefer their own gender to the other are no longer considered second-class citizens. I applaud this. Now, if only we could get the Supreme Court to offer similar rights to the 14 per cent of Canadians who choose to use cannabis, we'd be getting somewhere. Russell Barth Ottawa - --- MAP posted-by: Larry Seguin