Pubdate: Sun, 27 Mar 2005 Source: Ogdensburg Journal/Advance News (NY) Copyright: 2005 Johnson Newspaper Corp. Contact: P.O. box 409 Ogdensburg NY 13669 Website: http://www.ogd.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/689 Author: Larry Seguin Note: Does not accept LTEs via feedback form. All LTEs must be mailed Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v05.n383.a13.html DRUG WAR To The Editor: The media wants to sell news. The politicians want attention. One sure bet for both is the 'drug war'. But is the public getting the truth (Canada's Pot, Ogdensburg Advance News March 6)? Canada's Deputy Prime Minister Anne McLellan, speaking a day after four Mounties were killed during a raid on a marijuana grow op in Alberta said, "Marijuana production is a violent, organized scourge which are often backed by organized crime." The death of the RCMP officers was a tragedy. The worst part of the tragedy is the twist for personal political gain. The officers were to repossess a 2005 white Ford F350 pickup on behalf of an Edmonton dealership, not to investigate a grow op. After the tragedy a search reviled 20 marijuana plants in a back shed, hardly enough for personal use let alone big time organized crime. What is the message we are sending our kids with these lies? Larry Seguin Lisbon - --- MAP posted-by: Larry Seguin