CANADA IS SMALL POTATOES AMONG POT EXPORTERS

Re: Canada net exporter of drugs, official says, Jan. 26

The article cites "top customs official" George Webb as saying that
Canada is now the largest single supplier of pot to the United States.
This is utter nonsense.

U.S. government officials, and now apparently Canadian, have often
made claims that Canada is a major supplier of cannabis to the U.S.
However, the available evidence, including reports from the auditor
general of Canada, the RCMP, the U.S. and the United Nations, shows
just the opposite -- that Canada is in fact only a minor supplier of
cannabis to the U.S.

The most recent report was produced jointly by Canadian and American
government agencies. The report concluded that Canadian-produced
marijuana accounts for only about two per cent of overall U.S.
marijuana seizures at its borders. This and other studies refuting
claims that Canada is a major exporter of cannabis to the U.S. are at:
http://www.cfdp.ca/export.htm

Eugene Oscapella

Co-founder

Canadian Foundation for Drug Policy

Ottawa