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Canadian marijuana reform concern to U.S.
(Cannada.com, May 13, 2002)
Who would have thought you'd live long enough to see this. Hearings by Canadian parliamentarians into legalizing marijuana. . . . The Senate committee concludes there is no convincing evidence that smoking pot leads to using harder drugs. . . . It says marijuana use does not induce users to commit other crimes, or engage in risky activity such as driving quickly. . . . Canada’s willingness to allow people to use marijuana for medical purposes, also seems to have raised the ire of the U.S. in a significant way. We’ve learned tonight that its drug czar is pressuring Canadian authorities not to loosen Canadian law and he's carrying a very big stick -- threatening trade sanctions if we don't do what he wants. . . . there are 15 to 20,000 marijuana growing operations in British Columbia alone and 95 per cent of the output is headed south. . . . The U.S. is closely watching the Canadian marijuana debate and is working behind the scenes to influence the outcome.

posted by LoZo 1:12 PM