Pubdate: Tue, 12 May 2015 Source: Victoria Times-Colonist (CN BC) Copyright: 2015 Times Colonist Contact: http://www2.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/letters.html Website: http://www.timescolonist.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/481 Author: Jakob de Villiers Page: A7 TREAT MARIJUANA REGULATION LIKE TOBACCO I have been following the controversy between the federal and municipal governments over the licensing of marijuana outlets. I am 85 years old and have never smoked marijuana, nor will I ever do so, even if it becomes lawful to do so, but then, I do not smoke tobacco either, and tobacco is hardly harmless. Yet our laws do permit and regulate its sale and consumption. Is it not time to apply the same laws to the sale and consumption of marijuana and put an end to the controversy? Jakob de Villiers Victoria - --- MAP posted-by: Matt