Pubdate: Thu, 28 Jan 2016
Source: Manitoban, The (CN MB, Edu)
Copyright: 2016 The Manitoban Newspaper Publications Corporation
Contact:  http://www.themanitoban.com
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/2665
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v16/n044/a02.html
Author: Stan White

THE GRASS CAN BE GREENER ON BOTH SIDES

As Colorado has proven, re-legalizing cannabis (marijuana) makes 
money for governments, though at the expense of law enforcement 
agencies and their unions, which have been cannibalizing citizens, 
especially minorities, long enough.

It's easier to understand conservative's staunch support for cannabis 
prohibition when realizing how much they have invested in it and all 
the things they have invested in, which compete against the plant cannabis.

But don't just re-legalize the relatively safe, extremely popular 
God-given plant because it's a moneymaker; do it because it's the 
right thing to do. Forcing the government to regulate cannabis is 
better than forcing the black market to do it. The money changes 
hands either way.

By Stan White
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