Pubdate: Thu, 22 Sep 2011
Source: Edmonton Sun (CN AB)
Copyright: 2011 Robert Sharpe.
Contact:  http://www.edmontonsun.com
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/135
Author: Robert Sharpe
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v11/n584/a02.html
Note: Parenthetical remark by the Sun editor

STIRRING THE POT

Re: Mindelle Jacobs's Tuesday column. Not only should medical 
marijuana be made available to patients in need, but adult 
recreational use should be regulated. Drug policies modeled after 
alcohol prohibition have given rise to a youth-oriented black market. 
Illegal drug dealers don't ID for age, but they do recruit minors 
immune to adult sentences. Taxing and regulating marijuana is a 
cost-effective alternative to a never-ending drug war. As long as 
marijuana distribution is controlled by organized crime, consumers 
will come into contact with hard drugs. This "gateway" is a result of 
marijuana prohibition.

ROBERT SHARPE

COMMON SENSE FOR DRUG POLICY

(This topic remains a hot potato.)
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