Pubdate: Fri, 13 Dec 2002 Source: Telegram, The (CN NF) Copyright: 2002 The Telegram Contact: http://www.thetelegram.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/303 GRIMES LIGHTENS MARIJUANA STAND St. John's -- On Thursday, Premier Roger Grimes tempered the comments he made Wednesday on marijuana. On Wednesday, Grimes said the federal government wouldn't be going far enough by decriminalizing pot -- he said it should be legalized, produced in factories and taxed like tobacco to pay for services like health care. Thursday, Grimes said he was expressing his personal views, and not those of the Liberal government or the Liberal party. "I am not a champion at all for the legalization of any kind of drugs. That' s not the life I lead. Matter of fact, I'd advise people to not even smoke cigarettes, let alone marijuana," he insisted, a day after admitting he tried pot in university. "What I did yesterday was be Roger Grimes -- honest and open when asked a question." - --- MAP posted-by: Larry Stevens