Pubdate: Sun,  1 Jun 2003
Source: Calgary Sun, The (CN AB)
Copyright: 2003 The Calgary Sun
Contact:  http://www.fyicalgary.com/calsun.shtml
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/67
Author: Jonathan Colford
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/mjcn.htm (Cannabis - Canada)
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/decrim.htm (Decrim/Legalization)
Note: Parenthetical remark by the Sun editor, headline by Newshawk.

ANOTHER LIBERAL FOULUP?

So lemme get this straight. They are replacing jail with fines for 15g of
pot or less and spending $240 million on a program to get kids to stop
smoking it. Unless they're going to crack down like meter maids and issue
fines left and right to pay for this, I smell another Liberal boondoggle
here (and some fat ad contracts for someone to develop the "Say no to pot"
campaign). In some twisted way I think this could actually reduce
consumption, because if the police aren't arresting kids because no one
feels getting caught smoking a jay is worth a criminal record, then they'll
probably start giving the fines. 

Jonathan Colford 

(That's the idea.)
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