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| Title: | CN ON: PUB LTE: Pot Principle |
| Published On: | 2008-02-06 |
| Source: | NOW Magazine (CN ON) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-02-09 18:54:38 |
POT PRINCIPLE
If outspoken Canadian marijuana activist and seed entrepreneur Marc
Emery is guilty of anything (NOW, January 17-23), it's telling the
truth about marijuana prohibition.
If health outcomes determined drug laws instead of cultural norms,
marijuana would be legal.
The University of Michigan's Monitoring The Future study reports that
lifetime use of cannabis is higher in the United States than in any
European country, yet the U.S. is one of the few Western countries
that use their criminal justice system to punish citizens who prefer
marijuana to martinis.
Canada should follow the lead of Europe and just say no to the
American Inquisition.
Robert Sharpe
Common Sense for Drug Policy
Washington, DC
If outspoken Canadian marijuana activist and seed entrepreneur Marc
Emery is guilty of anything (NOW, January 17-23), it's telling the
truth about marijuana prohibition.
If health outcomes determined drug laws instead of cultural norms,
marijuana would be legal.
The University of Michigan's Monitoring The Future study reports that
lifetime use of cannabis is higher in the United States than in any
European country, yet the U.S. is one of the few Western countries
that use their criminal justice system to punish citizens who prefer
marijuana to martinis.
Canada should follow the lead of Europe and just say no to the
American Inquisition.
Robert Sharpe
Common Sense for Drug Policy
Washington, DC
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