Pubdate: Thu, 29 Apr 2010
Source: Monday Magazine (CN BC)
Copyright: 2010 Monday Publications
Contact: http://mondaymag.com/contact/
Website: http://www.mondaymag.com
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1150
Author: Phil Lyons

SMOKED OUT

Re: "Report Card," April 22-28

It is no accident that support for legalizing marijuana in Canada is 
growing; almost every Canadian has tried pot in their youth. What is 
surprising is the lack of support for the legalization of harder 
drugs. I submit that this response is based on the lack of understanding of

the real drug problems and the nature of the questions asked by 
pollsters regarding this legalization.

If the question was phrased in the wording of removing the profits 
that keep all the supporters of criminalizations of the law-breaking 
and law-abiding factions rich, I feel that the answers would be very 
different. A law-and-order response has not worked and it is time to 
re-assess the problem.

Phil Lyons
View Royal 
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