STONED, IMMACULATE

I would like to congratulate and commend the more than 15,000 people
who participated in the Toronto leg of the Global Marijuana March at
Queen's Park May 5 (NOW, May 10-16).

The sheer number of people who responsibly and safely used marijuana
was an eloquent statement in itself on the absurdity and hypocrisy of
our draconian substance laws.

Toronto got a good up-close look at thousands of our society's
closeted marijuana users. Many were probably shocked to see some of
their own kind amongst the demonstrators.

Judging by the rally's respectful and non-violent tone (the march has
seen zero arrests in its nine years), we can be optimistic in
assuming that a clear statement was made about the petty, fascist
laws that govern pot smoking.

Kevin Draper

Mississauga