Pubdate: Thu, 30 Oct 2008 Source: Langley Times (CN BC) Copyright: 2008 Langley Times Contact: http://www.langleytimes.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1230 Author: Ken J. Marsh Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v08/n966/a01.html FACING REALITY Editor: In The Times of Oct. 24, a etter headlined "End prohibition and support people's choices" by Marc Emery said "Ending prohibition is the only way to satisfy those who oppose social disorder and also understand that adult humans in a free society are entitled to consume cannabis without criminalization. Politicians who favour prohibition are the drug lords' best friends." With all due respect for your correspondent, what he is implying, what he is clearly suggesting, is that all our troubles would be solved overnight if we would just allow him and all the other drug addicts who cannot face reality to be left alone and do their thing. What he is forgetting is that, if drugs are legalized you will have a whole nation not only robbing banks in order to pay for those drugs, but having their doctors okay their use. I suggest there is no way those addicts will ever look for or get a decent job once they know society will pay for their addictions. Ken J. Marsh Langley - --- MAP posted-by: Larry Seguin