Pubdate: Sat, 20 Jun 2015
Source: Toronto Star (CN ON)
Copyright: 2015 The Toronto Star
Contact:  http://www.thestar.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/456
Author: Peter Crosby
Page: IN 7
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v15/n324/a07.html

MORE REEFER MADNESS FROM TORIES

Re: Chill out, minister, Editorial June 14

How ironic is this? Rona Ambrose, health minister in the Harper 
government, infamous for their disdain for science, invokes science 
in her rejection of the Supreme Court decision on medical marijuana.

While I happen to agree that much of the medical use of marijuana is 
not evidence based, the Harper government shows their cynicism in 
challenging medical marijuana. It's not a good fit with their popular 
tough-on-crime agenda, which the evidence shows is expensive, 
ineffective and cruel.

When this government revitalizes StatsCan, environmental research and 
protection and evidence based justice then they can legitimately 
pronounce on marijuana use.

Peter Crosby, Toronto
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