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Canada: Cauchon Defends Pot Laws
ccguide Thursday 15 May 2003 Pubdate: Wed, 14 May 2003 Source: Winnipeg Sun (CN MB) Copyright: 2003 Canoe Limited Partnership Contact: Website: http://www.fyiwinnipeg.com/winsun.shtml Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/503 Author: Sun Media CAUCHON DEFENDS POT LAWS OTTAWA -- Canada isn't going soft on recreational use of pot by decriminalizing possession of small amounts of weed, Justice Minister Martin Cauchon said yesterday. Cauchon went to Washington yesterday to meet with his U.S. counterpart, Attorney General John Ashcroft, to present Canada's new plan to revamp its pot laws -- a move that drew criticism from the Opposition because MPs haven't seen it. Cauchon said he was going to Washington to inform Ashcroft about the "broad principles of the policy." It appears that the government is backing off its original plan to decriminalize possession of 30 grams of pot. Cauchon said yesterday the new bill will now target either 10 or 15 grams. Under the new law, it will no longer be a criminal offence to possess small amounts of pot. Instead, those who are caught with a small stash of pot will face a fine and not a criminal record. - --- MAP posted-by: Larry Stevens
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