Pubdate: Fri, 01 Jul 2005
Source: Reader's Digest (Canada)
Copyright: 2005 Reader's Digest Association, Inc.
Contact: http://www.readersdigest.ca/lettereditor.html
Website: http://www.readersdigest.ca/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/3767
Author: Angie Harriott
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v05/n683/a08.html

POT SHOTS

Regarding "Grow Ops: An Inside Look": Canada's archaic marijuana laws aren't
working any more than prohibition did.  When someone wants a product badly
enough, legal or not, there will always be someone to supply it.  This
problem will never go away no matter how much money we throw at it.  I'm
sick and tired of spending millions of dollars to protect stupid people from
themselves.  This money could be better spent on education or health care.
Marijuana should be legally sold in a licensed liquor store, with a
resulting tax benefit.  Legitimate growers would then result and the
criminal element would be put out of business.

Angie Harriott
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