TIME FOR POT REFORM

Maybe with this Liberal/NDP coalition government, we can finally get some serious marijuana-law reform happening in this country.  Members of the Bloc would likely help that situation as well.

The NDP will likely force the Liberals to revamp their ridiculous "decrim" legislation, which is actually an "alternative punishment" legislation and not decriminalization at all.  Maybe with the NDP involved, we will get a sensible drug policy and not just more of the same with a different name.

This is a tremendous opportunity for Canada.  Not only can we stop spending money on a completely failed drug policy, we can stop clogging our courts with thousands of drug cases every year.  We can use our jails for real criminals like child-porn peddlers and rapists and killers, instead of pot-smokers.

Just imagine; One little piece of legislation, and we suddenly take billions of dollars away from organized crime, and put it into health care, education, affordable housing and even our dilapidated military.

Whether one is a pot user or not, marijuana legalization is the only sensible policy for Canada.

Russell Barth

Ottawa