Pubdate: Fri, 18 Jun 2004
Source: Calgary Herald (CN AB)
Copyright: 2004 Calgary Herald
Contact:  http://www.canada.com/calgary/calgaryherald/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/66
Author: Howard J. Wooldridge
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n858/a09.html

POT AND THE PUBLIC

Re: "For Sale: B.C. Bud," Editorial, June 14.

As a retired police officer, I found your condemnation of the Fraser report 
missed a huge point: namely, the reduction in public safety caused by 
cannabis prohibition. Constables seek out cannabis while drunk drivers kill 
innocents, as our attention is diverted from public safety. Crimes like 
shoplifting and murder are non-consensual crimes and should remain on the 
books.

Joe Citizen using marijuana in the privacy of his home is a bad choice, but 
he is not a threat to the public. Do you want to follow the U.S.'s lead and 
start building prisons in a hopeless attempt to deter Canadians from 
growing cannabis?

Howard J. Wooldridge

Dallas, Texas

Howard Wooldridge is media director for Law Enforcement Against Prohibition. 
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