Pubdate: Sat, 27 Dec 2003
Source: Ottawa Sun (CN ON)
Copyright: 2003, Canoe Limited Partnership
Contact:  http://www.fyiottawa.com/ottsun.shtml
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/329

THUMBS UP

THUMBS UP: To the Supreme Court, for ruling that Canada's marijuana laws 
are, in fact, constitutional. That's not to say that we think the nation's 
laws regarding pot possession are sensible or effective -- even the 
Canadian government recognizes the need for change, and newly minted Prime 
Minister Paul Martin promised to move ahead with decriminalization 
legislation in the near future. That's the main reason the Supreme Court's 
ruling is so encouraging: It seems the nation's top justices have realized 
our legislators have a role to play in running the country -- and a right 
to pass even unpopular laws -- and have have decided to let them get on 
with it. Good for them.
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