NO CONTROLS FOR POT

Canadians are being asked to pass judgement on the Canadian Senate
committee's recommendations to legalize marijuana without full
consideration being given to the fact there are no known "roadside" tests
law enforcement officers can use at present to determine whether a driver
is handicapped by this substance as is the case with alcohol.

Until those tools are provided this proposal is premature.

Proponents of legalization will not raise it. Those opposing it may well
have other bases of disagreement.

The challenge being made here is that the media take a practical look of
the effect of those sixteen and older having unlimited access to a mood
modifier that may create as much carnage on the highways as would
unregulated use of alcohol.

Guilty until proven innocent must be the norm applied to full acceptance of
a new intoxicant into our society. As yet, this aspect of its effect has
not been considered.

Jack Davies,

Tillsonburg, Ont.