Pubdate: Thu, 17 Jun 2010
Source: New Times (San Luis Obispo, CA)
Copyright: 2010 New Times
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Author: Kirk Muse
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v10/n437/a07.html

BUY LOCALLY, THINK GLOBALLY

I'm writing about Gary Gall's thoughtful letter: "Cannabis is a safe, 
effective medicine" (June 10). Suppose that half, or even more than 
half, of the people who purchase medical marijuana don't really need 
it for medical reasons. That means they are not buying their 
marijuana from drug dealers who get their marijuana via Mexican drug 
cartels. And it also means they are not buying their marijuana from 
drug dealers who also sell other, much more dangerous drugs, such as 
meth, heroin, and cocaine. Most marijuana consumers would prefer to 
buy locally grown marijuana of known quality, known purity, and known 
potency. But if they can't, they buy black market marijuana.

Kirk Muse

Mesa, Ariz.
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