Chrétien has always said he's never smoked pot, but on Friday he said he might consider it. "I never tried it. I said I might be able someday to do it," he said. Chrétien was more specific in an interview with a Winnipeg newspaper. "Perhaps I will try it when it will no longer be criminal," he said. "I will have my money for my fine and a joint in the other hand." http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2003/10/03/chretienpot031001

Associate NZ health minister Jim Anderton says it is far too early to say whether cannabis should be approved for medical use. The NZ Green Party has released a survey of 225 registered doctors which found that one-in-three would consider prescribing cannabis, if it was legal to do so. Show link 2/3rds down right hand side of showpage. http://onenews.nzoom.com/onenews_detail/0,1227,225772-1-6,00.html

A man shot and robbed during a home invasion in Orange County, Fla., was arrested when deputies allegedly discovered marijuana plants inside the victim's home, according to Local 6 News. http://www.local6.com/news/2527066/detail.html

FOUNTAIN CITY, Ind. -- Fountain City's sole full-time law-enforcement officer was arrested this week on an accusation he tried to sell marijuana to an undercover officer in Richmond. http://www.theindychannel.com/news/2525996/detail.html

Flash and Davin requested this link to the excellent cannabis video archive at www.canada.com which helps to put a perspective on Canadian Pot Politics. http://www.canada.com/montreal/specials/marijuana/

OTTAWA - A leading financial magazine is shining a favourable spotlight on Canada, saying the country has changed for the better over the past decade. "Canada has been going through quite a renaissance, in public policy as well as its economy," said an article in the latest edition of The Economist On the social front, the magazine said Canadians are more confident these days, and Jean Chrétien's Liberal government has shown a kind of "boldness" by trying to decriminalize marijuana and legalize same-sex marriages

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Despite Seattle voters passing Bill I-75, which makes marijuana use the lowest police priority, police say Marijuana Laws Will Still Be Enforced. http://www.komotv.com/news/story_m.asp?ID=27265

BBC in England. Former world flyweight boxing champion Paul Weir has been found guilty of supplying a form of herbal cannabis. Show link on right hand side. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/3123314.stm

Audio Only. Erik Nash of www.medicalmarihuana.ca talks to CKBT's Larry Fedoruk about Hemp Canada's schwag and his own High Quality organic crop. Thanks to Newshawk and streaming sponosr Tim Meehan for this. http://www.salvagingelectrons.com/drugradio/cktb-da5-20030916-ericnash.ram