U.S. GROWS MORE THAN WE EVER WILL

Why does The Journal run such sensationalist headlines on its front
page?

Here is something guaranteed to raise the hackles of readers. But are
they outraged by the relaxed pot laws or the "alarm" that has been
raised in the U.S.?

What pot laws have been relaxed?Absolutely none.

The initial push for reforming Canada's laws recently was a private
member's bill tabled by MP Keith Martin in April 1999. Jean Chretien
used a rare tactic to kill the bill before third reading.

The 2003 speech from the throne contained Liberal party musings about
"relaxed" laws for possession of small amounts of pot. But a
subsequent bill also died.

During the 2004 election campaign, few specifics about "relaxing" pot
laws were heard. Instead we saw the waffling over what might
considered a "small" amount -- 15 grams down to five grams and back to
15.

All the while, U.S. drug czar John Walters has been voicing his
discontent with Canada through U.S. ambassador Paul Celluci, with
inflammatory remarks about Canada's legislative policy reforms.

How can the Bush administration trot out a failed war on drugs, table
a White House report on countries with drug problems and list Canada
as "a major source" of marijuana, when the U.S. produces far more than
Canada ever will?

James Kern,

Spruce Grove