Pubdate: Fri, 27 Feb 2009 Source: Wall Street Journal (US) Copyright: 2009 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. Contact: http://www.wsj.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/487 Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v09/n218/a03.html Author: Leroy Casterline U.S. POLICY ON DRUGS HAS BIG REPERCUSSIONS ABROAD I would point out that decriminalization does not remove the criminal element from the cannabis equation. This can be only be done by treating cannabis as we do alcohol and tobacco, through regulation and taxation. Leroy Casterline Casper, Wyo. - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake