Pubdate: Sun, 21 Aug 2005 Source: Edmonton Sun (CN AB) Copyright: 2005, Canoe Limited Partnership. Contact: http://www.canoe.com/NewsStand/EdmontonSun/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/135 Author: David Aschenmeier Note: Parenthetical remark by the Sun editor, headline by newshawk. SMOKING POT IS NOT A CULTURE RE: CHRIS Buors's Aug. 14 letter. I'd like to point out to him that smoking pot is neither a race, religion or creed, nor does it qualify as a culture. Possession of pot is clearly identified as illegal and unlike going to worship at a temple, the practice never was protected by our Constitution. In addition to that, the Nazis were not only trying to eradicate the Jews, they were in the habit of crushing any potential political opposition in order to enforce their will. Niemoller was a threat in this way. May I ask when was the last time any pot crusader had anything in mind politically besides freeing the weed? David Aschenmeier (Ask the Marijuana party.) - --- MAP posted-by: Josh