Pubdate: Tue, 27 Jun 2017
Source: Ottawa Sun (CN ON)
Copyright: 2017 Canoe Limited Partnership
Contact: http://www.ottawasun.com/letter-to-editor
Website: http://www.ottawasun.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/329
Author: Larry Comeau
Page: 14
Note: Parenthetical remark by the Sun editor.

DANGEROUS DOPE

When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the boneheaded decision to
legalize marijuana, he claimed it was to keep organized crime from
being involved in black market sales and therefore the best way to
keep it away from those at serious risk, our young people.

Studies have shown it can seriously harm developing brains. Now
Finance Minister Bill Morneau thinks keeping taxes on pot low will
kill black market sales. This is right out of fantasyland.

Both in Washington and Colorado organized crime is heavily involved in
growing and selling pot. As organized crime already has networks here
for selling cigarettes and other commodities they will simply switch
commodities.

Legalization will prove a very dangerous move by the Liberals, leading
to more traffic deaths and negative impact on our ailing health-care
services, all because of votes and money.

Larry Comeau

Ottawa

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(Counterpoint: Alcohol sales ended much of the organized crime around 
booze prohibition.)
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MAP posted-by: Matt