U.S. DRUG CZAR CALLS FOR TOUGH STANCE

U.S. "drug czar" John Walters wants Canadians to crack down on
marijuana use, stop the export of "B.C. bud" to his country, and
honour extradition requests.

That tough line was tempered yesterday as the director of the U.S.
Office of National Drug Control Policy thanked Canadian officials and
police for their "outstanding co-operation" in the "war against drugs."

Walters credited a 23 per cent drop in drug use among U.S. teens to
such controversial initiatives as random marijuana testing of high
school students.