KEY DIFFERENCES OVER POT

To the editor:

Pot Bill Won't Survive Vote, by Parker Barss Donham (The Daily News,
Nov. 7) highlighted a key issue in which Canadian and U.S. policies
diverge from each other.

I think it's safe to say that a growing majority of people in Canada
support decriminalization - not putting people in jail for use -
though the jury may still be out on legalization.

The Canadian government is aware of this. Maybe when more than 50 per
cent of the population is finally in jail in the U.S. and the tax
base becomes so depleted that the entire economy is in tatters, the
George Ws will see reason.

But let's not hold our breath.

Vincent J. Guihan

Ottawa, Ont.