Pubdate: Wed, 21 Jan 2004 Source: Montreal Gazette (CN QU) Copyright: 2004 The Gazette, a division of Southam Inc. Contact: http://www.canada.com/montreal/montrealgazette/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/274 Author: David d'Apollonia ILLEGAL POT INFLATES PROFITS Re: your Jan. 19 editorial "Time to get serious about marijuana law." Criminalizing a commodity in demand artificially creates hyper-profits. Anti-cannabis laws act exactly like an eternal government grant for the cannabis marketplace. One can only wonder whose interests are really being served. David d'Apollonia Dollard des Ormeaux - --- MAP posted-by: Beth Wehrman