Pubdate: Mon, 29 Oct 2007
Source: Aurora, The (CN NF)
Copyright: 2007 The Aurora
Contact:  http://www.theaurora.ca/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/3219
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v07/n1266/a06.html
Author: Howard J. Wooldridge

CHASING THE WRONG CRIME

To the Editor:

As a retired police officer, I deeply regret the time my Canadian
colleagues spend busting marijuana growers. Every hour they do, drunk
drivers are able to kill more. Child molesters have less chance of
being caught before they entice a teen to 'meet in real life.'

Marijuana is a poor choice and should always remain illegal for
non-adults. It is lunacy to have my profession chase cannabis while
Canada allows unrestricted sales of the alcohol, the second deadliest
drug in Canada behind tobacco.

Officer Howard J. Wooldridge (retired)
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