Pubdate: Sat, 08 Apr 2000
Date: 04/08/2000
Source: Honolulu Advertiser (HI)
Author: Robin Hall

The fact that marijuana is illegal is the reason for the associated
crime. If marijuana were decriminalized, what would be the rationale
for one grower to assault another grower, or a hiker? ... It would be
like mangos or tomatoes; how often do people sneak into others' yards
to steal those? ... If we take the crime out of marijuana, the
associated crimes go away.

Robin Hall

Note: The Advertiser received nearly 200 responses from readers to its
series on marijuana eradication efforts. The series is posted at:

Part One: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v00.n444.a01.html
Part Two: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v00.n442.a05.html
Part Three: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v00.n447.a06.html
Part Four: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v00/n453/a07.html