CURBING CONSUMPTION

So let me get this straight: They are replacing jail for marijuana
possession of 15 grams or less with fines ... and spending $240 million on
a program to get kids to stop smoking it? Unless they're going to crack
down like meter maids and issue fines left and right to pay for this, I
smell another Liberal boondoggle here (and some fat ad contracts for
someone to develop the "Say no to pot" campaign).

In some twisted way I think this could actually reduce consumption, because
if the police aren't arresting kids because no one feels getting caught
smoking a joint is worth a criminal record, then they'll probably start
giving the fines, because anyone who walks around with 15 joints can afford
the $100 (or their daddy can).

So long as we still say doing drugs is wrong and against the law, I'm fine
with the fines.

The goal is curbing consumption and if the fines can do that, (whereas jail
has failed), then great. If the cops aren't giving out the fines even,
well, it's another Liberal waste of money and time.

Jonathan Colford

Toronto

(We won't be surprised in the least if that's what it turns out to be)