Canada's police chiefs' association came out in support of decriminalizing small amounts of marijuana. At their annual meeting in Hamilton on Aug. 25, the chiefs voted in favor of the idea of handing out tickets instead of laying charges. Toronto-area police chief (York Region) Julian Fantino said the chiefs do not support legalizing marijuana.

Date: 1999-08-25
Placeline: Hamilton, ON, Canada
Source: The Canadian Press
Length: 16 seconds

Transcript Prediction: << what we absolutely do not support the decriminalization issue for for all drugs are for all circumstances and for all situations there's some very strict parameters in this in this, policy that we have developed >>

Clip ID: 19990825CPCN001