Pubdate: Thu, 10 Jul 2014 Source: Province, The (CN BC) Copyright: 2014 Postmedia Network Inc. Contact: http://www2.canada.com/theprovince/letters.html Website: http://www.theprovince.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/476 Page: A16 MARIJUANA LAWS ARE COMPLETELY ABSURD So let's get this straight. You can now legally purchase and consume recreational marijuana in Washington State but you better not be caught smoking it at Mount Baker or on other federal land in the state or you might get arrested. And while it's, like, totally chill for Canadians to visit Washington State to buy and smoke its hugely taxed pot, for goodness sake don't mention that as your plan to a U.S. border guard. They are federal agents and they will likely deny you entry and enter your name on the U.S. watch list that could make it very difficult to enter the U.S. in the future. And if a Canadian does buy some of that legal Washington State ganja, don't even think about trying to bring it back into Canada. Even though weed is now far more common in B.C. than Rye and Coke and personal pot use almost totally ignored by police, it's still illegal. Canadian border guards will arrest you if you get caught trying to smuggle legal Washington State pot into Canada. Doesn't all this seem a bit absurd? The same marijuana is legal, then illegal, depending on jurisdiction or location? It's time to end the expensive policing of a drug that is relatively safe that so many people clearly wish to consume. The federal governments of Canada and the U.S. need to legalize pot and quit making criminals out of decent citizens. - --- MAP posted-by: Matt