DRUGS: PEOPLE'S WILL MISUNDERSTOOD

Dear Editor,

What is it that Rich Coleman does not understand about the concept of "the
will of the people?" [Courts need anti-pot push, Jan. 31, Langley Advance News]

He says, in regards to marijuana, "The laws are tough enough; communities
have to tell the justice system that they want those laws enforced to their
fullest extent."

The whole point is that 56 per cent of British Columbians do not want this
law enforced at all. They want him to pressure the federal government to
heed the advice of the Canadian Senate to legalize marijuana.

The question arises: for whom exactly is Coleman working, if it is not the
B.C. majority? Since we are paying his salary, it would be appreciated if
he could speak for us, rather than a dwindling minority of marijuana
prohibitionists and their American pals.

Chuck Beyer

Victoria