Pubdate: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 Source: Peterborough Examiner, The (CN ON) Copyright: 2008 Osprey Media Group Inc. Contact: http://drugsense.org/url/4VLGnvUl Website: http://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/2616 Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v08/n683/a06.html Author: Russell Barth LEGALIZE DRUG AND SOLVE PROBLEMS Re "Pot industry; Put a lid on it" (Editorial, July 15) Leaving marijuana in its current legal state subsidizes criminals (including terrorists), increases crime and public danger, makes drugs easier for kids to access than decent food, and completely tramples the civil rights and liberties of every person in the country. Recent science out of Germany shows how cannabinoids stimulate the body's production of TIMP-1, which helps healthy cells resist cancer invasion. Besides that, due to government mismanagement, the laws prohibiting the possession of marijuana have been repeatedly struck down in the courts. RUSSELL BARTH Patients Against Ignorance and Discrimination on Cannabis Ottawa - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom