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OTTAWA -- Alliance MP Keith Martin is defending his push to
decriminalize marijuana in Canada.
The British Columbia MP is disputing claims that the move
would lead to increased trafficking in drugs across the
Canada-U.S. border.
Martin calls it "a waste of our over-taxed police resources"
to go after individuals possessing small amounts of marijuana.
He figures by decriminalizing the simple possession of the
drug police resources will be freed up to go after the growers
and traffickers of pot.
The RCMP and the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police
have endorsed his idea.
Martin says trafficking between Canada and the U.S. is
primarily controlled by organized crime gangs moving large
quantities of drugs.
He suggests American lawmakers would be happier with laws
enabling Canadian courts to neutralize organized crime than
throwing a teen in jail for smoking a joint.
Copyright =A9 2002 CanWest Interactive, a division of CanWest Global
Communications Corp. All rights reserved.
decriminalize marijuana in Canada.
The British Columbia MP is disputing claims that the move
would lead to increased trafficking in drugs across the
Canada-U.S. border.
Martin calls it "a waste of our over-taxed police resources"
to go after individuals possessing small amounts of marijuana.
He figures by decriminalizing the simple possession of the
drug police resources will be freed up to go after the growers
and traffickers of pot.
The RCMP and the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police
have endorsed his idea.
Martin says trafficking between Canada and the U.S. is
primarily controlled by organized crime gangs moving large
quantities of drugs.
He suggests American lawmakers would be happier with laws
enabling Canadian courts to neutralize organized crime than
throwing a teen in jail for smoking a joint.
Copyright =A9 2002 CanWest Interactive, a division of CanWest Global
Communications Corp. All rights reserved.
