Law Enforcement Officials: Mandatory Minimum Sentences

Police Officers Dept: More than two dozen current and former law enforcement officials in the United States including police officers, prosecutors and judges -- are warning the Canadian government against mandatory minimum sentences for minor marijuana offences. In a letter addressed to "The Senate of Canada" and copied to both the prime minister and provincial premiers, a group calling itself Law Enforcement Against Prohibition LEAP advocates for the "taxation and regulation of marijuana in Canada." (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.