UN Narcs Complain That
Canadian Web Sites And B.C. Marijuana
Are Contributing To The "Cannabis Problem" – Interesting Article In The
National Post
Canada contributing to global drug trade, UN body says B.C. marijuana:
Drug-promoting Web sites also a growing problemFebruary 23, 1999
From The National Post
(Marijuananews note: The National Post is a new paper that competes
with the excellent Globe and Mail. Canada is indeed well-served. Be sure to read to the
bottom of the page!)
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Jonathon Gatehouse
National Post,with files from Agence France-Presse
Canada is making significant contributions to the growing worldwide trade in illicit
drugs, says a report by the International Narcotics Control Board.
The 13-member UN body, which today issued its annual global survey for 1998, found
several reasons to give Canada a less than glowing review for its part in the war on
drugs.
Chief among them is the sharp increase in potent, high-quality
pot being produced in British Columbia basements and sheds.
"Indoor cannabis cultivation has increased significantly in Canada," the
report concludes. "Seizure data indicates the movement of illicit cannabis with a
high THC content from the province of British Columbia to the United States."
(Marijuananews note: In fact, "seizure data
indicates" that the volume of marijuana from B.C. is a tiny fraction of the total
DEAland market. This is just the UN narcs echoing the DEA and RCMP propaganda.)
See
USA Today Recycles A
July Story About BC Marijuana Being Traded
Pound For Pound For Coke; It Was Prohibitionist Non-Sense Then, And It Still Is.
and links
The yearend roundup also criticizes the Canadian and U.S.
governments for failing to tackle the problem of drug-promoting Web sites.
"Online do-it-yourself guides that enable their readers to prepare and abuse
controlled substances continue to proliferate on the Internet," the authors write.
"While the problem is not confined to North America, many of the home pages are
located on servers in Canada and the United States."
See
"Never mind
freedom of speech or expression, the UN says—this is a war."
3 Great Columns From The Globe and Mail
Other Canadian problems identified by the report include the increasing purity of
heroin available on big city streets and the growing number of young people smoking the
opium derivative.
The board does offer some kudos to Canada, noting the government has introduced
legislation to beef-up existing laws against money laundering by requiring banks to report
suspicious transactions to the authorities.
However, the report urges Canadian legislators to bring domestic regulations on the
sale of chemicals that can be used in the manufacture of illicit drugs up to international
standards.
The Vienna-based organization also identifies an increasing worldwide problem with
benzodiazepines, or stress-reducing drugs. While Europeans use more of the prescription
drugs than anyone else, the board is disturbed by the trend towards their use in children.
It expresses particular concern that "American culture and its drug-taking
behaviour have had a strong influence on other regions." It notes, with dismay, the
rapid growth of prescriptions for methylphenidate in Australia, Canada, and several
European countries. The antidepressant is commonly used to treat Attention Deficit
Disorder.
(Marijuananews note: Notice that DEAland "culture and its
drug-taking behaviour" are blamed for drug use – abuse, they would say – in
other countries, while a growing number of foreign critics of prohibition blame DEAland
for the disastrous prohibitionist policies that are making the "drug problem"
even worse. To a significant degree, both are right.)
The board notes Canada has yet to revamp its regulations concerning that class of drugs
to bring them into step with international norms.
"The board urges the government to promulgate those regulations without
delay," the report says.
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