Pubdate: Tue, 24 Sep 2002 Source: Mountaineer, The (Rocky Mountain House, CN AB) Copyright: 2002 The Mountaineer Publishing Company, Ltd. Contact: http://rmh-mountaineer.awna.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/2336 Author: Stu Salkeld MP SAYS SENATE'S MARIJUANA REMARKS SHOW THEY'RE "DOPES" To Red Deer MP Bob Mills the Senate's recent announcements about legalization of marijuana aren't worth the paper they're written on. Mills said other democratic nations look at Canada's patronage-appointment Senate, and shake their heads in disbelief. Mills said what this group does, no matter how controversial, shouldn't be taken seriously, as unelected people make major policy recommendations which could affect millions of Canadians. "It's just so stupid," said Mills. "For these guys to put something like this forward, I just can't understand it." Mills said legalization, or simple decriminalization, will probably never see the light of day anyhow. "As far as I'm concerned there's no evidence that starting with marijuana doesn't lead to harder drugs," he said. "Once you're into those harder drugs, your life is destroyed." Also, Mills said our American neighbors probably wouldn't look on decriminalization or legalization kindly. "They don't need some socialist drug pusher coming over their border," added Mills. - --- MAP posted-by: Keith Brilhart