Pubdate: Fri, 23 Feb 2007
Source: Montreal Gazette (CN QU)
Copyright: 2007 The Gazette, a division of Southam Inc.
Contact:  http://www.canada.com/montreal/montrealgazette/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/274
Author: CanWest News Service
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/mjcn.htm (Cannabis - Canada)
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/walters.htm (Walters, John)

U.S. DRUG CZAR CALLS FOR TOUGH STANCE

U.S. "drug czar" John Walters wants Canadians to crack down on 
marijuana use, stop the export of "B.C. bud" to his country, and 
honour extradition requests.

That tough line was tempered yesterday as the director of the U.S. 
Office of National Drug Control Policy thanked Canadian officials and 
police for their "outstanding co-operation" in the "war against drugs."

Walters credited a 23 per cent drop in drug use among U.S. teens to 
such controversial initiatives as random marijuana testing of high 
school students.
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