The Daily Californian, May 6, by Robert MacCoun
http://www.dailycal.org/article/101605/letters_to_the_editor

Mayor Bates’ letter to the federal government may have been right on the merits, and worth writing for that reason, but I would be quite surprised if it helped to influence federal policy toward medical marijuana dispensaries. A letter from Berkeley in favor of medical marijuana simply plays to this administration’s stereotyped “culture wars” framing of the issue.

The Globe and Mail, May 2, by André Picard
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080502.wdrug02/BNStory/National/home

Dr. MacCoun said that Mr. Clement’s critique of Insite  “Do safe injection sites contribute to lowering drug use and fighting addiction?”  misses the point of harm reduction. He said the project is designed to minimize the harm IV drugs users do to themselves and others, something a law-and-order approach cannot achieve.

The Globe and Mail Editorial, May 5
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080505.weinsite05/BNStory/specialComment/home?cid=al_gam_mostemail

“Taking the facts as presented, a well-executed piece of policy research on a promising innovation was discontinued for unstated but blatant political reasons.”