Pubdate: Fri, 14 Aug 2009
Source: Winnipeg Free Press (CN MB)
Copyright: 2009 Winnipeg Free Press
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Author: Bruce Codere

THOUGHTLESS

It bears noting that 2009 is the 400th anniversary of cannabis is
Canada. In 1609, French apothecary Louis Hebert grew the plant in Port
Royal, Acadia (now Nova Scotia).

This is the United Nations international year of the fibre, and
cannabis/hemp is the best plant fibre at our disposal. Yet how does
the government choose to celebrate this remarkable feat of endurance
on the part of Earth's most medicinally active and industrially
versatile plant, and its gardeners?

It attempts to pass Bill C-15, an irrational, groundless, retrograde,
fraudulent excuse for legislation. Our minister of justice rails
against the Senate for not rubber-stamping the bill at break-neck speed.

It enables the RCMP to arrest a record number of citizens for simple
possession.

It continues to restrict the access for medicinal users despite the
demonstrated constitutional flaws in both the MMAR (Medical Marijuana
Access Regulations) and the CDSA (Controlled Drugs and Substances Act)
that have not been remedied.

How regrettably thoughtless.

Bruce Codere

Fox Creek, Alta.
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