Pubdate: Thu, 14 Dec 2006 Source: NOW Magazine (CN ON) Copyright: 2006 NOW Communications Inc. Contact: http://www.nowtoronto.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/282 Author: James Geuzebroek Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/decrim.htm (Decrim/Legalization) EVEN IF YOU LIKE POT... I had to laugh at your attempt to find a scandal in the possibility that police may have been incorrect when they stated that some grow ops contain mould (gasp!) (NOW, December 7-13). I know that NOW's news coverage is driven by its political views, and I admire your determination to unearth stories that mainstream media ignore. But sometimes the result is a really stupid article. In this case, two activist tenets - Cops bad! Dope good! - have seriously clouded the reporter's viewpoint. The fact is that the rash of grow ops in the GTA in recent years is a real problem that destroys homes and endangers neighbourhoods. The effort to eradicate these operations is worthwhile. This should be clear to anyone, even if you support the decriminalization of weed and believe that police activities should be viewed with a critical eye. James Geuzebroek Whitby - --- MAP posted-by: Beth Wehrman