Pubdate: Mon, 20 Sep 2004 Source: Toronto Sun (CN ON) Copyright: 2004, Canoe Limited Partnership. Contact: http://www.canoe.com/NewsStand/TorontoSun/home.html Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/457 Author: Canadian Press POST OFFICE WON'T POLICE POT BY MAIL CANADA POST is in the business of delivering mail, not inspecting its contents, a spokesman said yesterday when asked about a Vancouver-based Internet business that bills itself as "Canada's premium mail-order marijuana delivery service." John Caines, who saw the "Bud Buddy" Web site after a media tip, said while the instructions given are "a giveaway," it is up to the police to determine whether it's illegal. "It is not up to Canada Post to shut it down," said Caines, Canada Post's Ottawa-based manager of national media relations. CAN'T OPEN MAIL Caines said it is against the Canada Post Act to open any mail under 500 grams unless there is reason to believe the mail contains something illegal or "undeliverable" -- like tobacco, alcohol, corrosives or explosives. Bud Buddy's Web site promises to "provide fast, discreet service and high quality marijuana products -- always clean, well-cured, tasty and potent." It only accepts orders from within Canada, and insists payment be made by cash or money order. Orders are addressed to "Buddy Boy" and sent to a box number in Coal Harbour, B.C. "If sending a money order: Always leave the 'Pay To' area blank," the instructions on the site reads. The Web site, which says its products are sent out discreetly -- "I use vacuum-sealing to eliminate smell" -- asks customers not to use a pseudonym on return addresses. "If you must use a pseudonym, don't use a jokey or pot-related one, like "I.M. Stoned" or "John Ashcroft." - --- MAP posted-by: Keith Brilhart