Pubdate: Sun, 23 Oct 2005 Source: Calgary Sun, The (CN AB) Copyright: 2005 The Calgary Sun Contact: http://www.calgarysun.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/67 Author: Chris Rickards Note: Parenthetical remark by the Sun editor, headline by newshawk. Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/decrim.htm (Decrim/Legalization) BIZARRE AND ILLOGICAL I find it bizarre and illogical that the government hasn't legalized and regulated the production and distribution of all illicit consumable substances. The move would virtually wipe out the black market and its associated violence. It would reduce the demands of the legal, judicial and penal systems in one fell swoop. Think of the revenue potential and the probability of eliminating the parole system because there would be so much extra room in our prisons. Chris Rickards (Right Chris, and if we made everything legal, we'd do away with "crime.") - --- MAP posted-by: Larry Seguin