Pubdate: Sat, 05 Mar 2005 Source: Calgary Sun, The (CN AB) Copyright: 2005 The Calgary Sun Contact: http://www.fyicalgary.com/calsun.shtml Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/67 Author: Jan Burton Note: Parenthetical remark by the Sun editor, headline by newshawk. GOVERNMENT CAN GROW, SELL AND TAX MARIJUANA How horribly ironic that four police were killed trying to protect us from a drug that doesn't kill us. Just as with alcohol prohibition, a widely used substance has been driven underground and violent, organized criminals are more than happy to fill the void. Many Canadians will smoke marijuana no matter what the law says. The government can grow, sell and tax soft drugs or we can leave a multi-billion dollar industry in the hands of modern-day Al Capones and accept the resulting bloodshed and gang wars. Jan Burton (That's like saying if you legalize everything, there'd be no crime.) - --- MAP posted-by: Larry Seguin