Cauchon insists on quick passage of pot law - CA

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Federal Justice Minister Martin Cauchon met with his provincial counterparts on Tuesday and prepared to square off with them over Ottawa's plans to decriminalize marijuana.

Mr. Cauchon, who put the item on the agenda for the two-day meeting, faces opposition from provincial ministers who want to give other issues greater priority. But he said he is sticking to his plan to have the bill passed before Prime Minister Jean Chrétien retires.

“We've been talking about that over the last three decades,” Mr. Cauchon said before entering the meeting. “It's about time we do something as a country.”

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