companioning.

Megan, you slut!

Yes, of course you can ask me anything.

Ouise, good luck with the quitting!

Yes, of course you can ask me anything.

Anything?? There must be a required course in the pharamcy program called "Deciphering the Illegible".

We have now been spanked by the Americans:

U.S. warns against softening Canadian pot laws

VANCOUVER - A top White House drug policy official is threatening retaliation from the U.S. if Canada relaxes its laws against marijuana possession.

David Murray, right-hand man to U.S. "drug czar" John Walters, says he doesn't want to tread on another country's sovereignty, but warned there would be consequences if Canada proceeds with a plan to decriminalize the possession of marijuana.

"We would have to respond. We would be forced to respond," said Murray.

Murray didn't spell out what the American response would be, but he invoked images of tie-ups at border crossings and intense bureaucracy.

He said if marijuana becomes more widely used in Canada, it could penetrate more widely into the U.S.

Murray tried to express the feeling in the U.S. that looser drug laws go hand-in-hand with increase in crime and drug addiction among youth, and used some apocalyptic language to do it.

"You can't wall this off saying, 'We're only talking about a little cannabis.' Our experience is they come together like the Four Horsemen," he said.

Murray said Canada's reputation in the global community would be forever altered if it decided to decriminalize pot.

"It's not just Canada's relationship with the United States that would change; it's Canada's relationship with the world," he said.

In fact, many countries, notably in Europe, have already decriminalized marijuana, but none of them share a border with the U.S., where the policy is zero tolerance for smoking pot.

Have a fun wedding this weekend.

Our experience is they come together like the Four Horsemen

The Four Horseman of Fun!!!!

You Canuck freaks.

"Also, Canadian laws and regulations intended to protect Canadian citizens and landed immigrants from government intrusion sometimes limit the depth of investigations."

Oh DEAR GOD! Hello... sovereign nation here! No pot for you!

I quit today!!! I'll still be working for another month, but the end is in sight. It went really well - I did end up talking about why I was unhappy (at the urging of my boss) but that let me find out that he's had similar problems with Markus, which is good to know. Whew!

Megan, thanks for that link! I think it really is inevitable - it's just a question of time. When the Ontario Supreme Court said that the law needed to be changed, I was so excited. I realized that by the time Nora has met someone she'd want to marry, it could be legal. Then I was so disappointed in the government for appealing.

while Canada has been helpful in the fight against terrorism, it doesn't spend enough on policing and places too much emphasis on civil liberties.

Congrats 'Ouise. I'm glad the quitting went well. And jobma vibes for the future!

Thanks, Sue!

places too much emphasis on civil liberties.

Um.... Isn't there a line in the US National Anthem about the whole 'Land Of The Free'? Did someone in the State Department manage to miss that phrase in their Civics class? Or maybe Francis Scott Key was actually talking about Canada, that would make more sense.