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economist sunsuntribune crime saturday may 3 2003 decriminalizing pot bad idea chief says by patrick mangion staff writer the federal governments plan to decriminalize mari juana will boost demand while undermining the efforts of police to shut down grow houses according to york regional police chief armand la barge were sending out the wrong message at the wrong time chief la barge said at wednesdays police services board meeting were sending out the wrong message at the wrong time we are not equipped to deal with youth or anyone else under the influence of marijuana the same way we are with alcohol at a liberal party fundraiser tuesday prime minister jean chretien told the audience a bill to decrim inalize marijuana may be introduced as early as june the prime minister said he was in favour of legisla tion making possession a ticketing offense rather than a criminal charge the bill is also said to include more resources to stamp out drug trafficking but chief la barge dis agrees with the move saying it will only create problems for police and the public for example anecdotal evidence from officers con ducting spot checks suggests more motorists are using marijuana before getting behind the wheel chief la barge also reminded the board of the record 170 search warrants executed on suspected mar ijuana grow houses and 51 million worth of the drug seized in york region last year chief la barge even went so far as to suggest the decriminalization of mari juana would be inadvertent ly aiding the cause of organized crime which has 2900 includes your choice of over 500 frames single vision plastic lenses any prescription contact lenses priced low eyewear emporium inc wears eiviporiuivip ellesmere rd kennedy rdhb 3es lawrence ave g s egllntonave e x 1200 kennedy rd scarborough torontoottawa 416 7504719 li year old woman loses 28 ik yippee i made it- 1 actually lost 20 lbs and all because i saw an ad in the metro paper for positive changes concerning hypnosis after years of 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