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Wondering what life would be like if marijuana was
decriminalized? Just look over the
U.S. border — to the state of Maine. Our
nearest American neighbor decriminalized
marijuana in the mid-’70s, almost 30
years ago.
Possessing less than 35 grams of marijuana is a civil violation in Maine,
punishable by a fine. That’s more than twice as much as the 15 grams of
marijuana that Ottawa is proposing to decriminalize.
Are Canadian border towns constantly having to deal with
problems spilling across the line? Police Chief Jean Real Michaud of Grand
Falls, N.B., which lies just a few wooded kilometres from the U.S., says he has
not had any problems with Maine’s marijuana laws. In fact, he didn’t even
know it’s decriminalized.
“We have quite a few visitors,” Michaud said, “but so far we haven’t
had any problems with that.”
Calm over the border
Things are calm on the other side of the border, too. Only 80 people were
arrested by state police for drug crimes in 2001, and the grand total of
marijuana seized by state police was 5.8 kilograms.
Almost 1.3 million people live in Maine, but only 1,740 are in jail. And
Maine ranks an impressively low 48th out of the 50 states for violent crime.
“Everyone knows someone who smokes pot,” says Cindi Ellen O’Connor of
the Maine Chapter of NORML, the National Organization for the Reform of
Marijuana Laws.
“Do you think they should be put in jail? And for how long? The penalties
are so much greater than any possible harm it can do ...
“Alcohol is far more dangerous. Lots of people say, ‘I’ve smoked
marijuana recently, but I’ve never woken up wondering what I did last
night.’”
The Canadian Senate is of the same opinion. After months of research, the
special committee on illegal drugs last September found that: “Scientific
evidence overwhelmingly indicates that cannabis is substantially less harmful
than alcohol and should be treated not as a criminal issue but as a social and
public health issue.” The committee also said that marijuana is not a
“gateway” to harder drugs such as cocaine and heroin.
Civilization has not come to an end in Maine. In contrast, the state appears
to now take marijuana in stride. It is no longer wasting copious amounts of
money and energy on a hopeless and hypocritical battle to keep people from
enjoying marijuana.
Compare that with Canada’s recent record. Someone was arrested every 10
minutes for a marijuana-related crime in 2001 — a total of 49,639 Canadians.
The federal Justice Department says that 600,000 Canadians have criminal
records for marijuana possession. Having a record can hurt your chance at
schooling, jobs and travel.
Come to senses
Maine, 11 other U.S. states, and many European countries have come to their
senses and stopped calling simple possession of marijuana a crime. It is high
time we did the same. Or will hundreds of thousands more Canadians with small
amounts of marijuana be punished by criminal records and jail time?
Prime Minister Jean Chretien’s swan song presents us with a rare
opportunity.
If we do not take the reasonable step of decriminalizing small amounts of
marijuana now, it could easily be 10 or 20 years — or more — before the
chance comes again.
Note: Simple possession of pot has not been a criminal matter in this border
state for nearly 30 years.
Source: Daily News, The (CN NS)
Author: David Swick, The Daily News
Published: Friday, May 30, 2003
Copyright: 2003 The Daily News
Contact: letterstoeditor@hfxnews.southam.ca
Website: http://www.canada.com/halifax/dailynews/
Related Articles & Web Site:
Maine-ly NORML
57 McKay Road
Norway, ME 04268
Phone: (207) 696-8879
Contact: Cindi Ellen O'Connor
E-mail: MainelyNORML@yahoo.com
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