Pubdate: Sat, 11 Mar 2006
Source: Globe and Mail (Canada)
Copyright: 2006, The Globe and Mail Company
Contact:  http://www.globeandmail.ca/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/168
Author: Russell Barth
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v06/n301/a04.html
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/mjcn.htm (Cannabis - Canada)

UP IN SMOKE

Ottawa - Re Seedy Situation (letter -- March 10): For those who are 
interested, "420" is not an "undefined" code word, it has been clearly 
defined. It originated with a group of students at San Rafael High School 
in California who, in 1971, would meet at 4:20 p.m. at the campus statue of 
Louis Pasteur to smoke pot together. The term caught on, and the rest is 
history.

But Michael O'Brien's notion that the "42,000,000 joints" reference is some 
sort of RCMP "joke" is preposterous.

First off, the horsemen have proved that they have no sense of humour, 
especially when it comes to marijuana. Second, judging by their record over 
the years, I doubt the Mounties are clever enough to figure out the 420 joke.

After all, in the case in question, it took them 14 months to bust a 
business that was operating publicly for years and was about as difficult 
to track down as a Tim Hortons.

RUSSELL BARTH , Federal Medical Marijuana License Holder
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