Pubdate: Thu, 02 Dec 2004 Source: Toronto Sun (CN ON) Copyright: 2004, Canoe Limited Partnership. Contact: http://www.canoe.com/NewsStand/TorontoSun/home.html Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/457 Author: Michael Patriquen Note: Original series starts 28 Nov 2004 at http://www.mapinc.org/source/Toronto+Sun Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/mjcn.htm (Cannabis - Canada) RE MARIJUANA GROW-OP SERIES I'm presently serving a federal sentence for growing pot and am familiar with the cited dangers ("A ticking time bomb," Nov. 28). Some are meritless. Those "dangerous" 1,000-watt halide bulbs and ballasts are the same ones used to light sports arenas, malls and warehouses. Any recent cases of blinding reported from that quarter? Those "dangerous" fertilizers and pesticides are the same ones used to grow tomatoes and green peppers. Want safety? Eat and smoke organic. Much of the risk your stories cited, though, is true. Illegal power connections can be dangerous if not done by a qualified professional. Mould is toxic. So was bathtub gin -- but people swigged it down by the barrel load when the government prohibited alcohol. Polls have proven the people want their herb. They are going to get it one way or another. Why not through a safe, effective and legal government-controlled distribution system as has been recommended for years now? Michael Patriquen (1,000-watt bulbs and even fertilizers can turn "dangerous" inside a house) - --- MAP posted-by: Jo-D