Pubdate: Thu, 23 Nov 2006
Source: Ottawa Sun (CN ON)
Copyright: 2006 Canoe Limited Partnership
Contact:  http://www.ottawasun.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/329
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v06.n1576.a05.html
Author: Russell Barth
Note: Parenthetical remark by the Sun editor
Note: Headline by newshawk

REACTIONARY FOOLS

Regarding Paul Osborne's letter about me, First of all, I am a medical
marijuana user, so I use pot for symptom alleviation, not to get high.

Second, my chronic pain condition is such that I cannot seem to get
high no matter how much pot I use (believe me, I have tried).

Third, at great personal cost and risk I have spent the past four
years of my spare time writing letters and articles, holding public
demonstrations and press conferences, counselling people on medical
marijuana and lifestyle, and working very hard to reform Canada's drug
laws.

Why? Because prohibition is the problem and regulation is the cure.
Ending prohibition would save us $2 billion a year on wasted effort,
and earn an additional $3 billion in annual tax revenue. Five bills
cleans and builds a lot of low income housing.

As for "Why do some people have to get stoned?" maybe they hate having
to live in a world full of closed-minded, reactionary fools who can't
understand simple logic and ruin society, property, and the
environment with their insane and counterproductive drug laws.

Russell Barth

(We'd ask what you're smoking, but we already know)
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