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Thursday, May 18, 1972

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Issue date: Thursday, May 18, 1972
Pages available: 88
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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 18, 1972, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnifer thursday May 18, 1972 marijuana advice divided the fear of just such misinterpretation of tvs Ture intention of the Ledain commission was in fact the main reason that arts Dean Ian Campbell of sir George Williams University opted to dissent from the majority recommendation of the commission. Instead he recommended the maintenance of what could be described As Token for a first offence for each subsequent a More obvious indication that he was not condoning cannabis use. Marie Andree Bertrand the co towed Only female member of the commission was also the Only one to actually condone cannabis use in Canada by calling for a Complete legalization of distribution of the drugs. It is doubtful at this time that the government would be will ing to make any major policy decisions to change the Legal Statis of cannabis despite the fact the t All five Ledain com Mission members agree that present punishments Are too severe for a drug As relatively harmless As cannabis. And the fact that the latest report produced three quite Dis Tinct perhaps the Range of feeling in the pub lie at considered to b More reason for the govern ment to delay implementing any major portions of the cannabis report. In the past two years the re search involving cannabis a jumped by leaps arid Bounds one of the difficulties Facin the Ledain commission was t include As much recent and re Evant research on the effects o cannabis As possible. Generally there is a con i now open 9 . 9 . Daily at the factory sleep unit Complete your ensemble with a colonial All 5 ;