Pubdate: Thu, 20 Jul 2006
Source: FFWD (CN AB)
Copyright: 2006 FFWD
Contact:  http://www.ffwdweekly.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1194
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v06/n933/a06.html
Author: Russell Barth
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/mjcn.htm (Cannabis - Canada)
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/decrim.htm (Decrim/Legalization)

REFUSAL TO REGULATE MARIJUANA SALES A CRIME

RE: "Come On, Just Legalize It!" by Amy Steele, Books, July 13 to 
July 19, 2006."

Amy Steele's article ends with the question: "So why are we even 
debating whether or not to legalize it?" The answer is: because the 
government wants it this way.

By refusing to regulate marijuana production and sales, our 
government is not only deliberately subsidizing criminals, they are 
also knowingly making pot easier for kids to access than either 
tobacco or alcohol. They waste valuable police resources and billions 
of dollars annually, deprive Canadians of a source of valuable 
medicine and about $3 billion in annual tax revenue.

This leads me to wonder just which side of the law these so-called 
conservatives are on.

Russell Barth

Federal Medical Marijuana License Holder

Ottawa
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MAP posted-by: Beth Wehrman