Pubdate: Wed, 17 Feb 2010
Source: Grand Forks Gazette (CN BC)
Copyright: 2010 Grand Forks Gazette
Contact:  http://www.grandforksgazette.ca/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/525
Author: Dixe Keith

WHY NO MENTION OF MARIJUANA AT ELECTION TIME?

I don't remember Mayor (Brian) Taylor or his councilors waving a
marijuana banner or platform during the civic election. (How could
they) allow CBC to portray this community in such a negative way? I
wonder how much the value of our homes just dropped because of this
bad publicity. I know that we would never have even considered Grand
Forks as our retirement mecca if we knew that it was all about the
marijuana trade and the dangerous element connected with it. It was
bad enough when we discovered that the house next door was a grow op
and had been raided by the police. This mayor and councilors have
misrepresented themselves and should be thrown out of office. To
advocate an illegal act is bad enough, but to have our town's name
smeared in public all over Canada is another thing.

Dixe Keith, Grand Forks
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