Ease Marijuana Laws, Legislators Advise
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From Times Wire Reports
A parliamentary committee urged Canada’s government to relax its laws on possession of marijuana, an idea that Washington’s drug czar branded outdated and dangerous.
The special panel on the nonmedical use of drugs said in a report that marijuana should be decriminalized but not legalized. This means people possessing and cultivating less than 1.1 ounces would only be fined if caught.
John Walters, director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, said the recommendations reflected “archaic views” about marijuana.
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