Pubdate: Wed, 24 Dec 2003 Source: Toronto Sun (CN ON) Copyright: 2003, Canoe Limited Partnership. Contact: http://www.canoe.com/NewsStand/TorontoSun/home.html Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/457 A VISIT FROM THE SUPREMES It's the day before Christmas and this is no joke, The Supreme Court says it's illegal to toke. They ruled by a margin of six against three, You still can't smoke grass and get off scot free. In 400 pages they told us quite clearly, That messing with pot will still cost you dearly. A poor Christmas gift for those who light up, But good in the war against drugs, say our cops. We tend to agree, since this is our view, Decriminalization was never thought through. What do you do with a driver who's stoned? Give him directions and send him on home? Our PM, who's had a hash brownie or two, Still thinks marijuana's not much of a do, To him, possession should not be a crime He'd give you a ticket and then a small fine. For having no more than, say, 15 joints, You should have no record, is Paul Martin's point. Since he's the PM he can do quite a lot, 'Cept the feds even screwed up medicinal pot. So we're asking these Grits, and putting out feelers How will you separate users from dealers? The guy before Paul - JC - used to joke, That decriminalization meant go ahead - smoke! He said he might even toke up once retired. (We thought he was stoned half the time he was hired.) Too many pot users have stars in their eyes, Decriminalizing doesn't mean legalize. But try telling that to the kids in our schools. It's mixing the message, and kids are no fools. We can't say it's bad to smoke pot, but (wink, wink) If you do we'll just fine you. What will they think? We warn about booze, till we're blue in the face, Now we go out and say it's okay to be spaced? This Christmas, make sure you get safely home. Don't you drive drunk and don't you drive stoned. Don't give yourself or your friends a big fright, Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night. - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom