Pubdate: Sat, 18 Jan 2014 Source: Globe and Mail (Canada) Copyright: 2014 John Lazarus Contact: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/168 Author: John Lazarus Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v14/n060/a11.html JUSTICE UP IN SMOKE Re Pot Holes (Jan. 17): Officials argue that if someone who possesses pot in one city can walk away free, while someone with the same amount in another city is jailed, the discrepancy "can undermine the law's authority." Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair argues that "justice requires" consistency in the law's application. The very idea that our marijuana laws have some sort of moral authority or anything to do with justice gave me an uncontrollable fit of the giggles as I was ingesting my morning drug - and that's just coffee. John Lazarus, Kingston - --- MAP posted-by: Jo-D