Pubdate: Fri, 18 Mar 2005
Source: Christian Science Monitor (US)
Copyright: 2005 The Christian Science Publishing Society
Contact:  http://www.csmonitor.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/83
Author: Kirk Muse
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Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v05/n415/a07.html

LEGALIZATION WOULD STEM MARIJUANA BOOM

Regarding the March 11 article "Marijuana industry booming in Canada": The 
marijuana industry is booming in Canada largely because US drug policies 
make the easy-to-grow weed more valuable than pure gold. If marijuana were 
sold in licensed business establishments where it could be regulated, 
controlled, and taxed, the bootleg "grow operations" would disappear in a 
heartbeat - just as our bathtub gin operations disappeared in a heartbeat 
when alcohol was relegalized.

Kirk Muse

Mesa, Ariz. 
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