EASE MARIJUANA LAWS, LEGISLATORS ADVISE

From Times Wire Reports

A parliamentary committee urged Canada's government to relax its laws on
possession of marijuana, an idea that Washington's drug czar branded
outdated and dangerous.

The special panel on the nonmedical use of drugs said in a report that
marijuana should be decriminalized but not legalized. This means people
possessing and cultivating less than 1.1 ounces would only be fined if caught.

John Walters, director of the White House Office of National Drug Control
Policy, said the recommendations reflected "archaic views" about marijuana.