Pubdate: Thu, 09 Dec 2004 Source: NOW Magazine (CN ON) Copyright: 2004 NOW Communications Inc. Contact: http://www.nowtoronto.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/282 SMOKIN' GREEN BELT PLAN The cops are begging for cash again - to fight grow ops. And Dalton McGuinty is fumbling to keep Toronto area farmland financially feasible and green. Solve two problems at once: legalize pot so cops will no longer have to bust grow ops, and allow farmers near the GTA to grow pot, earning an excellent dollar-per-acre return and reducing pressure to sell out. Our desperately needed green belt could become the Chronic Corridor or the Bong Beltway. - --- MAP posted-by: Beth