CANADA: HIGH COURT

An activist seeking the overturn of Canada's marijuana law said he smoked
hashish and marijuana before arguing his case in the Supreme Court. "I took
a couple hits off some bubble hash and a little bit of cannabis," David
Malmo-Levine told reporters after delivering a 40-minute monologue to the
nine justices. "I was happy, hungry and relaxed, but I was not impaired."
The justices declined to question Mr. Malmo-Levine despite his pleas to
"hammer away." He argued that a preference for marijuana is a "substance
orientation" and that just as the court had created a prohibition against
discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, he should receive similar
protection. "For the vast section of people all over the world who have an
innate feeling deep down inside they should have a right to self-medicate
and control their own minds, you'll be heroes," he told the court.