Pubdate: Mon, 03 Oct 2016 Source: Calgary Herald (CN AB) Copyright: 2016 Postmedia Network Contact: http://www.calgaryherald.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/66 Author: Keith Armitage Page: A9 Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v16/n631/a07.html POT LEGALIZATION HAS BENEFITS Re: "Legalizing pot will achieve one thing: a tax windfall for Ottawa," Randall Denley, Opinion, Sept. 30. Is one to assume that Randall Denley would rather see money generated from the sale of marijuana go to the organized crime that runs many of the grow ops? Prohibition of pot has worked about as well as it did for alcohol, and it is time to admit it. Also, Uruguay is not the only country to legalize it. Portugal did so with no reported surge in usage, not to mention the U.S. states that legalized marijuana. The money squandered fighting pot could be put to better use fighting the many real nasty drugs out there. Keith Armitage, Calgary - --- MAP posted-by: Matt