Pubdate: Thu, 19 Jan 2012
Source: Montreal Gazette (CN QU)
Copyright: 2012 Canwest Publishing Inc.
Contact: http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/letters.html
Website: http://www.montrealgazette.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/274
Author: John Brohan
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v12/n050/a01.html

THE LEGALIZATION OF POT

Re: "What are the Liberals smoking?"  (Gazette, Jan. 17)

Well, I hope it's not tobacco! That's really bad for you!

Surely one of the goals of public policy is to deprive organized 
crime of its sources of income. Columnist Henry Aubin made many 
arguments against legalizing marijuana, but did not say why we should 
keep in place this failed war-on-drugs policy, which is a boon for 
organized crime.

It's not perfect, but legalizing pot would put a dent in the war 
chest of the motorcycle gangs.

John Brohan

Dollar des Ormeaux
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