12 - Sunday, May 2, 1993 ~ North Shore News

Should marijuana possession be decriminalized?

The spectre of marijuana decriminalization has once again risen.

This most recent cry is a result of two candidates for Brian Mutronay’s job admitting they have smoked pot.

MP Jim Fulton (NDP-Skeena) contends that since two Tory leadership wanna-bes have admitted to smaking pot (no mention of inhaling), the federal government should legalize the herb and erase the criminal records of those citizens who have been busted.

A Wasi Vancouver high schgol student recently organized

Baal NieCredie

Tracey McFarlane Channa Yaffe

Vancouver Esrael

| think it. should be There is no question in my decriminalized becanse s0 mind that it should) be. 1 many people smoke it already think alcohol is abused (o.a that to deem it a criminal ac- much greater degree, and a

tivity seems ridiculous. larger scale, than pot-use. Yet pro-hemp rally in downtown being drunk is avceptable. t's Vancouver that attracted over

crazy, 21,000 supporters.

The North Shore News survey

team began calling North Shore

residents last Monday to find out

where readers stand on the

proposed decriminalization of

marijuana. . The final polling found that 56.7% North Shore residents are notin; favor of decriminalization. Those approving of such a move by the federal courts {o make possession a tighter crime represented 21.2% of the raspondents. ots

Tha remaining opinions polled were of no opinion (4. 7%) and. of no knowledge of the issue (13.5%).

Our survey team polls opinion in-15 zones on the North Shore. While none of these zones represented a majority in favor of decriminalization, Deep Cove was an even §0/50 split. The next closest zone was Lynn Valley, where 59% were opposed to decriminalization, and 38% In favor of it.

The most resounding no vote came from Horsestioe Bay, where 84.2% were opposed, 10.1% tn favor.

From ail accounts coming out of Ottawa, the results of cur survey

INQUIRING REPORTER

Name Withheld

North Vancouver

Umm, What was the question again?

Bill Baril'xo

Sunshin: ‘Coast

Well, Win for the processing of henip fibre, man. It will save the environment. As far

as the punishment for having a jeint on your person, no way should you be hauled

seem to hold true to the opinions of our elected officials in Parliament. Fulton's private member bill died a quick and silent death on the plush carpeted floor of Parilament.

through the system like a coinmon criminal.

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