Pubdate: Sun, 09 May 2004 Source: Edmonton Sun (CN AB) Copyright: 2004, Canoe Limited Partnership. Contact: http://www.fyiedmonton.com/htdocs/edmsun.shtml Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/135 Author: Kevin Stewart Note: Parenthetical remark by the Sun editor. Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n664/a04.html?63746 ADMIT IT, MINDY, THE COLUMN WAS ABOUT POT! RE: "DRUGGED drivers a threat to safety," by Mindelle Jacobs, May 2. Jacobs's comment is as disingenuous as Justice Minister Irwin Cotler's asserted reason for introducing draft legislation to drug-test for impaired drivers. Although Jacobs doesn't once mention the word cannabis, this proposal is clearly a poorly veiled agenda to deny those who consume cannabis of the right to drive. Given the fact there is no clear method of determining level of impairment and considering the lack of any credible studies indicating any discernible impairment from cannabis consumption, it becomes obvious this legislation is meant as yet another weapon in the arsenal used to wage war against those who express their right to choose an alternative medicinal plant. Also, given the fact that THC is unique in that it remains detectable for up to a month after consumption, it's clear the agenda is to punish cannabis use in the way pre-employment and random drug tests are used to deny jobs to those who consume cannabis. Kevin Stewart (You sure jumped to a conclusion.) - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom