|
|---|
Newshawk: http://www.drugwarfacts.org
Votes: 1
Pubdate: Mon, 28 May 2012
Source: San Francisco Examiner (CA)
Copyright: 2012 SF Newspaper Company LLC
Contact:
Website: http://www.sfexaminer.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/389
Author: Robert Sharpe
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v12/n288/a06.html
CRACKDOWN AIDS CARTELS
Regarding your editorial ( "California must clarify its murky medical
pot laws," May 23 ), Mexican drug cartels are no doubt thrilled with
the Obama administration's crackdown on voter-approved medical
marijuana dispensaries. So much for change and 2008 campaign promises
to respect states' rights. So much for jobs. The medical marijuana
industry is one of the few job creators in the current down economy.
If Obama succeeds in destroying the domestic medical marijuana
industry, international drug cartels will move in to meet demand and
reap the profits. This is basic economics. As long as there is a
demand for marijuana, there will be a supply. Replacing domestic
growers with organized crime groups that also sell cocaine, meth and
heroin is not necessarily a good thing.
Marijuana prohibition is a gateway drug policy.
Robert Sharpe Common Sense for Drug Policy Washington, D.C.
MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom
| << Prev | Area | Author | Index | Rate | Source | Translate | Next >> |
|---|
| Prev | US UT: PUB LTE: Fully Legalize Pot | Get The Facts DrugWarFacts.org |
|---|---|---|
| Next | US NJ: PUB LTE: Drug War Is Gateway To Drugs |