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Constable Says "gateway
theory has been repeatedly refuted by scientific research,
and is simply an unethical scare tactic."
From The Ottawa
Citizen
letters@thecitizen.southam.cahttp://www.ottawacitizen.com/
June 18, 1998
DRUG ‘GATEWAY’ THEORY SIMPLY SCARE TACTIC
I’m embarrassed when a parliamentarian from our part of the country stoops to
fear-mongering, as Revenue Minister Herb Dhaliwal did with his comments on
decriminalization of marijuana. His "gateway" theory, that
marijuana leads to hard drug use, has been repeatedly refuted by scientific research, and
is simply an unethical scare tactic.
See
Canadian
Government Has No Policy On Drugs But Mindless Repetition Of Same Old Mistakes,
Says Ottawa Citizen
Being a politician, he might want to review the 1997 Angus Reid poll showing that 63
per cent of British Columbians favour decriminalization. When that body of voters realizes
that Mr. Dhaliwal’s department is taking their money to prohibit cannabis (which
courts are regularly finding not to be a public health concern), he might be out of a job.
Forcing people into a black market is what exposes people to dangerous substances, and
enriches the criminal gangs that Mr. Dhaliwal’s department simply can’t compete
with. I hope Mr. Dhaliwal proves to be a good accountant, because on
the marijuana issue he is merely plumbing the depths of his own ignorance.
Gil Puder, Vancouver
See
Criminologist
Defends Constable’s Call For Legal Marijuana:
"Alcohol and tobacco much more harmful than cannabis."
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