Canada decriminalizza Marijuana: USA rompono balle

[Mr. Hyde]

Canada to press ahead with pot decriminalization
'We're not legalizing it; we're decriminalizing it'

OTTAWA, Canada (Reuters) -- Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien, setting the stage for another clash with the United States, said on Tuesday he would soon introduce legislation to decriminalize the possession and cultivation of small amounts of marijuana.

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U.S. concerns continue

Last year, U.S. drug czar John Walters described relaxing marijuana laws as a dangerous and outdated idea and said if Ottawa went ahead, the United States might have to increase border security to clamp down on trafficking.

That could deal a big blow to the Canadian economy, since more than 85 percent of its exports go to the United States.

U.S. police say Canada, with an estimated illegal drug market of C$14 billion ($9.7 billion), has surpassed Mexico as a source of illegal drugs for the United States.

http://edition.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/am...arijuana.reut/



COMMENTO SARCASTICO:

John Walters described relaxing marijuana laws as a dangerous and outdated idea
He's right. We've been doing our decriminalization program for maybe 30 years now, and it's a dismal failure.
Our other program of throwing trillions of dollars around and imprisoning pot smokers has been much, much more effective. In fact, MJ has been almost completely wiped out in the US. (*sarcasmo)

Canada should shut the fuck up and listen to the voice of experience. (*sarcasmo sulla stupidita' della guerra alle droghe leggere, e per il record, non sono un "sinistro straccione")

[Mr. Hyde]

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