Pubdate: Sun, 12 Aug 2001
Source: Montreal Gazette (CN QU)
Copyright: 2001 The Gazette, a division of Southam Inc.
Contact:  http://www.montrealgazette.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/274
Author: Alan Randell
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/decrim.htm (Decrim/Legalization)

LEAVE DRUGS ALONE

Letter to the Editor

In his Aug. 7 column, Brian Kappler says, "Marijuana figures in half of 
Canadian drug arrests; if it were legal, police could concentrate on truly 
dangerous drugs." How is that possible when the most dangerous drugs are 
legal? Is Mr. Kappler secretly in favour of banning alcohol and tobacco?

Let's be sensible here. Why should the police concentrate on any drug?

Let's just leave the drug users alone and have our police focus on real 
crime, for a change.

Alan Randell

Victoria, B.C.
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