Pubdate: Wed, 27 Mar 2002
Source: Province, The (CN BC)
Copyright: 2002 The Province
Contact:  http://www.canada.com/vancouver/theprovince/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/476
Author: John Gordon
Related: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v02/n570/a07.html
Note: From the paper, "Here's what you said about: Americans seeking haven 
in Canada to flee
U.S. war on drugs."
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/pot.htm (Cannabis)

CANADA IS LIKE THE UNITED STATES' YOUNGER, SANER BROTHER

I have personally met Steve Tuck, Renee Boje and the Kubbys. They are 
fugitives from the U.S. war on drugs but in no way are they "criminals." 
It's time to stop the militarization of a medical issue and criminalization 
of the chronically sick, terminally ill and chemically dependent. Canada is 
like the United States' younger, saner brother. We were first to abolish 
slavery and alcohol prohibition. The legalization of marijuana will be the 
next hard moral lesson we will have to teach our bully brother to the 
south. I pray that sanity will prevail.

John Gordon, East Vancouver
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