News (Media Awareness Project) - CN AB: LTE: Pot Should Not Be Legal In Any Form |
Title: | CN AB: LTE: Pot Should Not Be Legal In Any Form |
Published On: | 2003-05-29 |
Source: | Calgary Sun, The (CN AB) |
Fetched On: | 2008-01-20 06:05:30 |
POT SHOULD NOT BE LEGAL IN ANY FORM
From what I can comprehend, the main reason for the proposed
"decriminalization" of marijuana is so young people will not always have to
carry a criminal record for a stupid act 40 years earlier. While I feel
strongly that pot should not be legal in any form, I do agree with clemency
for those who made one mistake years earlier. Here is what I propose. Stiff
fines for possession of 5 grams or less -- a couple joints. The person is
prosecuted and fined a minimum $1,000 and has it on their record for a
minimum of three to five years. If there are no other offences, the person
is given a clean record while still getting the message that pot possession
will not be tolerated.
Nolan Moore
(Makes sense.)
From what I can comprehend, the main reason for the proposed
"decriminalization" of marijuana is so young people will not always have to
carry a criminal record for a stupid act 40 years earlier. While I feel
strongly that pot should not be legal in any form, I do agree with clemency
for those who made one mistake years earlier. Here is what I propose. Stiff
fines for possession of 5 grams or less -- a couple joints. The person is
prosecuted and fined a minimum $1,000 and has it on their record for a
minimum of three to five years. If there are no other offences, the person
is given a clean record while still getting the message that pot possession
will not be tolerated.
Nolan Moore
(Makes sense.)
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