Pubdate: Sat, 14 Jan 2017
Source: Recorder & Times, The (CN ON)
Copyright: 2017 Recorder and Times
Contact: http://www.recorder.ca/letters
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Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/2216
Author: Larry Comeau
Page: A6

POT ON BLACK MARKET

To the editor: Recent letter writer Stan White of Colorado claims
organized crime in Colorado has diminished. Nothing could be further
from the truth.

Some pot advocates simply refuse to see any negative side of
legalizing marijuana. Had he done proper research, he would discover
that Colorado drug traffickers are making millions shipping Colorado
marijuana, which they grow illicitly, to other states. In one raid
alone, state and federal officials seized over 22,000 pounds of the
drug destined for other states. Organized crime is also taking
advantage of legalized marijuana in Washington state and selling it on
the black market.

In Canada, as organized crime groups already have a network
established for selling illegal tobacco projects, it does not take a
rocket scientist to figure out they will simply switch to selling
homegrown marijuana for more profit.

Larry Comeau

Ottawa
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