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CN AB: Column: America's Pot Politics Too Pungent For Me

URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v03/n1570/a01.html
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Pubdate: Sun, 12 Oct 2003
Source: Calgary Herald (CN AB)
Copyright: 2003 Calgary Herald
Contact: letters@theherald.canwest.com
Website: http://www.canada.com/calgary/calgaryherald/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/66
Author: Danielle Smith
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Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v03/n1511/a10.html

AMERICA'S POT POLITICS TOO PUNGENT FOR ME

I never thought I'd be moved to write a column defending Prime Minister Jean Chretien, but who do the Americans think they are?

John Walters, director of the U.S. National Drug Control Policy Office, told the Centre for Strategic and International Studies that Canada is going the wrong direction in the war on drugs, and Canadians should feel "ashamed" because the prime minister joked about using marijuana in his retirement when it is no longer criminal. ( "I will have money for my fine and a joint in the other hand," Chretien told the Winnipeg Free Press. )

It's the Americans who should feel ashamed of their government's hyper-aggressive drug enforcement policies, and its recurring role as hemispheric bully. If Canada decides to put an end to the hypocritical laws against pot, it would be a welcome change.
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