Pubdate: Tue, 24 Sep 2002
Source: Kitchener-Waterloo Record (CN ON)
Copyright: 2002 Kitchener-Waterloo Record
Contact:  http://www.therecord.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/225
Author: Maureen Boyce
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/mjcn.htm (Cannabis - Canada)
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/decrim.htm (Decrim/Legalization)

POT LOGIC ISN'T LOGICAL

I just don't get the whole legalization of marijuana thing. Aren't we 
spending billions of dollars trying to get people to stop smoking tobacco? 
Or is this working and now they need another tax to make up for the shortfall?

Why would you legalize something which alters the state of your mind and 
then hand it out to 16-year-olds, but spend millions of dollars talking 
them out of smoking cigarettes?

Better still, they can't buy cigarettes in the corner store. Hey, that's 
OK. We're 16, we'll just need to buy marijuana.

I'm pretty sure the people coming up with this are already smoking it and 
just looking for easy access.

Maureen Boyce, Cambridge
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