HERE'S WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT: DECRIMINALIZING MARIJUANA

There seems to be as much buzz surrounding the possibility of the
liberalization of our marijuana laws as there is around the possibility of
the 2010 Winter Olympics coming here.

Our neighbour to the south is still waging a war on drugs that has driven
marijuana production across our border and into our rental houses.

B.C. is a major supplier of contraband to the U.S. market. The region is
already being sanctioned by the U.S., something that is consistent with
America's treatment of other regions that act contrary to their interests
or policies. Think softwood lumber, Sumas. But I digress.

Liberalization of drug laws in Canada will only serve to further irritate a
U.S. administration that regularly uses its power and influence in the
world to get what it wants.

All it will take is a phone call from the U.S. State Department to the
International Olympic Committee advising them that B.C. would not be an
appropriate candidate at this time, and hopes for 2010 will vanish faster
than you can say Salzburg.

Party on.

Greg Carver,

Port Coquitlam