Pubdate: Fri, 28 Feb 2003 Source: Victoria Times-Colonist (CN BC) Copyright: 2003 Times Colonist Contact: http://www.canada.com/victoria/timescolonist/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/481 Author: Barry Carvish A WASTEFUL RAID ON THE CANNABIS CLUB The recent raid of Victoria's Cannabis Buyers Club on Johnson Street is a great example of wasted police time and resources. This facility exists primarily to supply medical cannabis to people who require it. I have been pleased with recent city efforts to clean up and revitalize the downtown core and the difference is noteworthy already. However I am surprised that with so many other problems for the Victoria police to deal with, they continue to harass medical cannabis clubs, and recreational marijuana users in general. Marijuana use is the least of Victoria's problems as we enter an age of big city blight. Let's hope our police force expands its mind and ethics beyond small town and small-minded intolerance to policies of common sense. Barry Carvish, Victoria. - --- MAP posted-by: Keith Brilhart