Pubdate: Wed, 30 Dec 2015
Source: Sentinel Review (CN ON)
Copyright: 2015 Woodstock Sentinel Review
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Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/2385
Author: David C. Stapleford
Page: A4

POT WILL ADD TO FEDERAL COFFERS

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has spoken of the legalization of
marijuana and on this I agree.

I have many people close to me that do partake (I do not) and the idea
of prosecuting and incarcerating a placid harmless doobie smoker is
abhorrent to me. With our courts and prisons overwhelmed, do we really
need to waste our resources on this issue? I think not.

Sadly, I see the flawed argument Trudeau puts forth. He avows it is
not another governmental revenue stream and any tax dollars would go
toward addiction research, treatment and recovery. I do not believe a
single word the prime minister says.

Will he provide an independent, transparent accounting of where
revenues received will be allocated? I think not. We all pay tax on
our gasoline, yet a mere eight cents of every $1 gasoline tax dollar
collected is spent on transportation.

The evil is known as the general fund, where money disappears into an
a fiscal abyss, where votes are bought and pockets are lined.

David C. Stapleford

London
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