SOCIETY MUST BE PROTECTED

Those of us with more concern for the safety of society than the ability of
individuals to satisfy their wants have two questions which must be
definitely answered: can the ability of those driving vehicles be impaired
by the use of marijuana; if so, is there a roadside administerable test the
courts will accept as evidence of impairment? The answer to the first
question would seem to be yes in that "the federal government has submitted
documents claiming that marijuana use is connected to increasing the
likelihood of cancer, automobile accidents, psychiatric problems and drug
addiction" to the Supreme Court. This being so, the answer to the second
must be affirmative as well if society is to be protected.

Joe Hueglin

Niagara Falls, Ont.

(The letter-writer is a former Tory MP.)