CANADIANS WANT LEGALIZATION

Rather than questioning the federal government's intention regarding
marijuana decriminalization, the Ontario provincial government should
explain to the Canadian people why it is important to its agenda to
maintain criminal penalties for a law that does not have popular support.

Seventy-five per cent of Canadians want marijuana decriminalized and
a slim majority want outright legalization, according to polls.

Furthermore, the Canadian Senate has produced a report recently which
concluded marijuana is less harmful than alcohol or tobacco, and that
it should be regulated like the wine industry. Clearly Ontario
Attorney General David Young does not get it.

What we have here is a popular revolt against an unwanted law. It is
a taxpayers' revolt, and it is the will of the people, and he had
better get used to it.

Chuck Beyer

Victoria