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
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MAP posted-by: Matt