Pubdate: Fri, 02 Aug 2013 Source: Edmonton Sun (CN AB) Copyright: 2013 Canoe Limited Partnership. Contact: http://www.edmontonsun.com Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/135 Author: Larry Comeau Note: Parenthetical remark by the Sun editor GRAB A BRAIN TRUDEAU Justin Trudeau's plan to legalize and tax marijuana to keep it out of the hands of our youth is not only naive, but short sighted and stupid. Both alcohol and tobacco are legal but that does not prevent those products making their way to the young. Legalization of those products has led to the formation of a black market, entry of organized crime and taxes not being recovered. The same thing would happen if pot is legalized. But there is a bigger problem Trudeau and his followers are ignoring. Many recent studies, especially those in the U.K. have shown a direct link between marijuana usage and psychosis and other mental problems. Should we be adding more problems to our struggling health care problems by following Trudeau's advice? He continues to tell crowds what they want to hear, without engaging the thought process. LARRY COMEAU (He thinks voters are dumb. We'll show him.) - --- MAP posted-by: Matt