NEW DRUG LAW IS LAUGHABLE

Dear Editor:

I find it laughable that Martin Cauchon qualifies the new legislative
initiative to decriminalize marijuana possession by saying that it is not
reasonable for marijuana users in Canada to suffer a criminal record for a
"mistake" in not following the law. Somehow, I don't think the government
will apply this reasoning anywhere else. If the police ever search a home,
someone can leave 15g worth of marijuana on their kitchen counter and only
get a ticket; I leave a 15 gram box of .22 shells on my counter and I'm the
one who ends up with a criminal record.

Maybe what mistake the government is trying to erase is the memory they gave
us of their lousy leadership over the last 10 years. With the help of their
new friend, herbal smoke, maybe it will be forgotten. I won't be smoking, or
forgetting, however.

Tracy Ohrt