CASE OF BAD PUBLIC POLICY

As the founder of End Prohibition, the group which purchased the ad on
the back page of the NDP convention guide, I am upset by claims that
accepting this ad was "hypocritical" of the NDP.

Although it is true that the Saskatchewan NDP has worked to reduce
tobacco use, this has been done without jailing any cigarette smokers.
Locking up marijuana users is bad public policy, and we can best
reduce any harms associated with marijuana use in a regulated, legal
environment.

Dana Larsen

Larsen is president, End Prohibition.

Vancouver