Pubdate: Sun, 7 Sep 2008 Source: Calgary Herald (CN AB) Copyright: 2008 Canwest Publishing Inc. Contact: http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/letters.html Website: http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/66 Author: Karen Yung TAXING CANNABIS Re: "Drug court seeks new funding," Sept. 4. Imagine if the city council had funding for a drug treatment court to take addicts off the streets. A reasonable option is eliminating criminal cures. A sustainable source of funding -- a $1 per gram commercial tax -- adds up. Cannabis is a cash crop that should fund community services and education. Would a cleaner, more sober Vancouver be a better Olympic host site? Will tourist cannabis purchases create more addicts living in Vancouver? Karen Yung, Richmond, B.C. - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake