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US CA: Column: If Government Doesn't Control Marijuana, Criminals Will

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URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v10/n064/a03.html
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Webpage: http://www.insidebayarea.com/crime-courts/ci_14248127
Pubdate: Sat, 23 Jan 2010
Source: Contra Costa Times (CA)
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Copyright: 2010 Bay Area News Group
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Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/96
Author: Tom Barnidge, Contra Costa Times columnist
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/find?115 (Cannabis - California)

IF GOVERNMENT DOESN'T CONTROL MARIJUANA, CRIMINALS WILL

WHEN THE Assembly's Public Safety Committee voted 12 days ago to approve the legalization and regulation of marijuana in California, knee-jerk reactions were sure to follow. 

This was only a first step toward legislation, but San Mateo police Chief Susan Manheimer quickly described the looming possibility as "mind-boggling."

John Lovell, speaking for the California Peace Officers Association, said it was "the last thing our society needs."

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