Pubdate: Fri, 06 Mar 2015
Source: National Post (Canada)
Copyright: 2015 Canwest Publishing Inc.
Contact: http://drugsense.org/url/wEtbT4yU
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Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/286
Author: Margret Kopala
Page: A9

'THREE TOKES' LAW

Re: Tories Mull Ticketing For Pot Possession, March 4. Ticketing those 
possessing small amounts of cannabis is an idea whose time has come, 
particularly if it were combined with a few lessons in the dangers of 
its use. For instance, Robin Murray, a British psychiatrist and expert 
on mental health and cannabis use, says one in four people carries the 
gene that predisposes him or her to psychosis induced by high-potency 
marijuana.

A "three tokes" law is what is needed. First offence, you get a ticket
and you go to "dope school;" if you are a minor, your parents
accompany you. Second offence, you are ticketed and fined. Third
offence means criminal charges.

Margret Kopala, Ottawa.
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MAP posted-by: Matt