Re: Canada shirks its duty in Prince of Pot case, Editorial, Jan. 16

This editorial got the point exactly right: Canada has exposed its feckless and incoherent approach to drug enforcement. When laws are enforced inconsistently and therefore unfairly, citizens become contemptuous of the law and of the government -- very unhealthy for a democracy. Add to this the obvious fact that, in this case, the Canadian government has allowed another government to dictate judgment and (overly harsh) sentence, and we are all left with a very ugly taste in the mouth.

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