Pubdate: Wed, 14 Nov 2007 Source: Province, The (CN BC) Copyright: 2007 The Province Contact: http://www.canada.com/theprovince/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/476 Author: John Cooper RIGHT STRATEGY NEEDED The marijuana debate is so politicized that rational thought has gone out the window. Sgt. Scott Rintoul argues we must do with marijuana what we've done with tobacco to reduce its use. But we control tobacco and "tax the living hell out of it," just as Larry Campbell suggests we do with marijuana. We've shown we can make inroads on difficult issues like drug abuse with the right strategy. Alcohol and tobacco abuse have both declined significantly since people realized addiction is a health issue and not a moral one. Let's do the same with other forms of addiction. Campbell and Rintoul are on different pages of the same book. John Cooper Chilliwack - --- MAP posted-by: Beth Wehrman