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Legalized Pot in Canada Would Mean Tighter Borders
Posted by CN Staff on September 12, 2002 at 16:05:33 PT
By The Canadian Press 
Source: Canadian Press 
The U.S. drug-enforcement czar on Thursday criticized a movement to legalize marijuana use in Canada, saying it would force officials to tighten border security even more. "In my view, you don't make a major decision involving a dangerous drug without telling people what the dangers are," said John Walters, director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy.
Walters was scheduled to tour the U.S.-Canadian border Friday and meet local law enforcement and drug-prevention officials. Walters' trip to Detroit came the same week that Prime Minister Jean Chretien and U.S. President George W. Bush visited the city to report progress in tightening security at U.S.-Canadian crossings while keeping goods flowing between the world's largest trading partners. The Ambassador Bridge is the busiest crossing point between the United States and Canada. Walters' comments came a week after a Canadian parliamentary committee called for legalizing marijuana use among adults, increasing pressure on the United States to shift drug laws away from zero-tolerance policies. The report by the Senate committee on illegal drugs urged Ottawa to regulate marijuana the same way as alcohol and to expunge criminal records for possession. The recommendation is another in a series of moves towards legalization. Last year, Canada passed laws allowing eligible patients to grow and possess marijuana for medical use, but has yet to create a distribution network. Critics believe the proposal could have widespread ramifications for the United States. Some are concerned about the amount of Canadian-grown marijuana crossing the border. If Canada legalizes marijuana, the United States could be forced to clamp down on cross-border traffic. A number of U.S. states have taken some kind of step toward permitting the medicinal use of marijuana. But the U.S. Supreme Court ruled last year that there is no exception in federal law for people to use the drug. Complete Title: Legalized Pot in Canada Would Mean Tighter Border Security: U.S. OfficialSource: Canadian PressPublished: Thursday, September 12, 2002Copyright: 2002 The Canadian PressRelated Articles: Windsor Could Be Spot for Legal Pot http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread14020.shtmlLegalize Marijuana, Senate Committee Sayshttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread13989.shtmlPot Policy Scandalizes Drug Czarhttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread13146.shtml 
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Comment #16 posted by Dan B on September 12, 2002 at 23:28:39 PT:
JR Bob Dobbs
Good haiku, but if you change "marijuana" to "cannabis," you'll whittle it down to the traditional 17 syllables. Just an idea.Dan B
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Comment #15 posted by freedom fighter on September 12, 2002 at 21:52:02 PT
Tricky Dick
tried that before! I'm not so surprised that John Walterssss does not remember this. OHHHH Canada, legalize this substance... Things will be tough for awhile... JUST REMEMBER SOMETHING... America businessmen/women are not going to accept this. For number one addiction in this country.....$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$Money, Money, you know! Tricky Dick tried and failed.ff
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Comment #14 posted by BGreen on September 12, 2002 at 21:42:44 PT
This article from June 13 shows Walters' lies
Walters appeared before the Senate committee to try to influence them, but it appears they were leaning towards decriminalization at the time Walters testified.No wonder Walters is pissed. The Canadian Senate Committee not only ignored Walters lies, they threw them right back in his face.
Include U.S. in Drug Discussions, Panel Hears
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Comment #13 posted by The GCW on September 12, 2002 at 19:13:54 PT
Tighter borders? This ones a year old...
Paddy Roberts: `The DEA has taken over the RCMP.`
*The future of drug enforcement
*Borders or no borders?
*Global Franken-states
*BC premier on drugs
*US attacks BC
*The Canadian connection
*Colombia and British ColumbiaUS drug-war in Canada! (27 Jun, 2001) Cross-border drug war destroys Canadian sovereignty, as NAFTA helps DEA control RCMP in BC. http://www.hempbc.com/articles/1957.html
 
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Comment #12 posted by jvthc on September 12, 2002 at 18:55:48 PT:
Interesting.....
Notice how two sides are not operating in unison? Dubya has a date with a Canadian to "ensure trade" with our Nafta partner, while Walters, who has no real authority over border control - patrol, perhaps, of the fenced countryside, but not control over the crossings - is hinting at tightening things up. What's he going to tighten? Flying drones over the fenced areas? Ok, not a problem - not to legitimate commerce or traffic. Canada won't feel a pinch at the legitimate traffic crossing no matter what Walters does. Besides, if he is truely committed to his job, he should have the tightest border security he can afford right now! Marijuana virtually poors over the border, and perhaps he should push every button he has to spend every dime available and suck the life right out of his department. Those that do figure out how to move product through that screen will enjoy an even higher profit as a result.
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Comment #11 posted by The GCW on September 12, 2002 at 18:52:53 PT
They would have to tighten the borders,
to continue the farce.That would include various governments, examining your urine, along with everything else that suits their fancy.Thursday, September 12, 2002, 12:00 a.m. Pacific "Police spy files stir an uproar in Denver" By Tom Gorman 
Los Angeles Times http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/text/134533962_denver12.html
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Comment #10 posted by mayan on September 12, 2002 at 18:33:16 PT
Please Hurry!!!
C'mon Canada! Legalize it before King George II gets us all into WWIII!!! unrelated -http://www.unansweredquestions.org & http://www.guerrillanews.com collaboration - 
Aftermath:Unanswered questions from 9/11 - (Part I - QuickTime Video)
http://www.gnn.tv/after_math/index.html
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Comment #9 posted by p4me on September 12, 2002 at 18:03:10 PT
The credibility of the entire government is lost
When they don't stop blithering idiots like Walters from lying like hell without stop, it just shows the lack of credibility of anything federal. The courts are screwed up all the way to the top court with no way to remove the supremes that stepped over the line and knew they stepped over the line and the papers are running ads on the specials for Halloween candy. Even Greenspan has to mention the problems of a growing deficit today in order to maintain credibility. You cannot have articles like "US current account deficit hits record in second quarter" released today by Reuters: http://asia.news.yahoo.com/020912/afp/020912155324top.html and talk before Congress and say things are great. But the fascist let Walters lie repeatedly despite the Canadian Senate Committee Report. Everyone in Congress that has not called this man a liar and told him or the press to stop with the lies needs to be voted out of office. And the fact that it is every single one of the sorry scoundrels is no deterent to that act.Marijuana a dangerous drug. Sure if the police catch you with it because the fascist do not care about our liberty and only their profits. 65 years of prohibition and half the forest that stood in 1937 are gone and Walters wants to see the other half logged so people won't have firewood and will have to use the oil the fascist control.Walters is a traitor to anything the Constitution stood for and should be tried with the intent of hanging him.1,2
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Comment #8 posted by JR Bob Dobbs on September 12, 2002 at 17:26:33 PT
When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro
I have contemplated writing letters to the editor (or at least some posts here) in haiku form. They'd certainly be concise. Here's one that just came to mind...What does the government think?
That we are all fools?
Let us smoke marijuana!Haiku Headlines Of The Day:
http://www.thefulldeck.com/coda/servlet/Coda?site=thefulldeck&MAIN=/coda/servlet/Coda?skin=TheFullDeck page=1
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Comment #7 posted by BGreen on September 12, 2002 at 17:13:32 PT
They did tell us, Walters, you're not listening
"In my view, you don't make a major decision involving a dangerous drug without telling people what the dangers are," said John Walters, director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy2 years, half a billion dollars and 602 pages later the Canadian Senate Committee told us what the dangers are: Prohibition; Tobacco; and alcohol.Oops, they didn't back up the US lies so Walters just spews forth the same lies and hope somebody believes him.
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Comment #6 posted by goneposthole on September 12, 2002 at 16:50:48 PT
He must be talking about alcohol
"In my view, you don't make a major decision involving a dangerous drug without telling people what the dangers are."- John WaltersIt is obvious he has never tried cannabis. The dern fool. Just who in the hell does he think he is?The US- Canadian border is as porous as a sieve. 
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Comment #5 posted by The GCW on September 12, 2002 at 16:39:10 PT
Nixon the narc is responsable...
by Dana Larsen (12 Sept, 2002) Tricky Dick's evil legacy lives on in the modern drug war.http://www.hempbc.com/articles/2500.htmlA new legacyNixon's hatred and fear of homosexuals, Jews and blacks are now considered as the views of a less enlightened era. It is time for America to put Richard Nixon's legacy behind them, to re-assess his bigoted drug war, and take a closer look at the marijuana report which was shelved over three decades ago.
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Comment #4 posted by JR Bob Dobbs on September 12, 2002 at 16:35:12 PT
Georgia? The one in the USA???
I'm seriously considering changing my name to Noelle Bush so I can be exempted from this dumb drug war too.
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Comment #3 posted by Duzt on September 12, 2002 at 16:34:46 PT
????? no sense here
Why the hell do these idiots think that if people can sell cannabis legally in their country that they would risk shipping it across the border and getting arrested? The price of good strains in Amsterdam is up to $15 a gram, I pay $10 for top quality when I'm not growing my own medicine (long flowering strains like Jack Herer and Haze dominant strains). If they make it legal there, they will have a huge amount of tourism and of course those who will try to drive home with cannabis in their cars. But is that a reason for an entire country to continue a stupid policy forced on it (and every other country) by the U.S? I think not. Walters is an angry extremist who wouldn't have a job if cannabis were legal.
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Comment #2 posted by The GCW on September 12, 2002 at 16:29:45 PT
Border better improve or the price of cannabis
will go way way down?Here is a sad story. First bust = 10 years 
by Dana Larsen (12 Sept, 2002) Georgia youth gets 10 years and $200,000 fine http://www.hempbc.com/articles/2615.html 
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Comment #1 posted by JR Bob Dobbs on September 12, 2002 at 16:13:36 PT
Walters is lying - his lips are moving
>>"In my view, you don't make a major decision involving a dangerous drug without telling people what the dangers are," said John Walters, director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy.Why not? That's how it became illegal in the first place...
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