Pubdate: Sat, 17 Sep 2005 Source: National Post (Canada) Copyright: 2005 Southam Inc. Contact: http://www.nationalpost.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/286 Author: Ed Morgan Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/mjcn.htm (Cannabis - Canada) Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/decrim.htm (Decrim/Legalization) OVERDUE POT REFORM Re: Whither Pot Reform? editorial, Sept. 16. Congratulations to the Post's editorial staff for their stand on marijuana reform. Canada should decriminalize pot possession because of the corrosive effect of prohibition on Canadian youth and the waste of precious law enforcement resources entailed in pursuing recreational users. This kind of criminal law policy is not something on which to defer to a foreign country's wishes, even a powerful and important one like our southern neighbour. We spend so much energy worrying about our softwood exports, let's not dwell paranoiacally on concerns about the softest export of all. Ed Morgan, professor in the faculty of law University of Toronto - --- MAP posted-by: Elizabeth Wehrman