Pubdate: Thu, 17 Jan 2008
Source: Toronto Sun (CN ON)
Copyright: 2008, Canoe Limited Partnership.
Contact:  http://torontosun.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/457
Author: Tim Scott
Note: Parenthetical remark by the Sun editor.

POT LAWS HYPOCRITICAL

Paul Berton makes a strong point that Marc Emery will spend more time 
in jail than many violent offenders ("Americans are dopes on pot," 
Point of View, Jan. 16). Emery himself points out his "crime" has no 
victims and no one claiming to be a victim. Governments in Canada and 
the U.S. take the hypocritical stand of allowing alcohol and tobacco 
to be sold legally. Both substances are proven killers with millions 
of victims among the users and people around them. As for getting rid 
of pot, Americans (and to a lesser degree Canadians) simply need to 
look at recent history. Alcohol prohibition failed and so too will 
the war on drugs. Legalize and control marijuana. Win the war, save 
the money and maybe save the only victims of this drug -- the people 
in the gangs and crime scene that surround it today. But that may 
just make too much sense.

Tim Scott

Barrie

(Keep it mellow, dude)
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