Pubdate: Mon, 26 Jan 2009
Source: North Thompson Star/Journal (CN BC)
Copyright: 2009 Black Press
Contact: http://drugsense.org/url/i4mAe7d5
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Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v09/n070/a11.html?1105
Author: Stan White

GIVE MONEY FOR MARIJUANA TO GOVERNMENT

Tom Fletcher (B.C. Losing War On Drug Gangs, Jan. 19, 2009, issue) 
isn't just accurately describing the way things are; He's describing 
the direction things are moving too.

In the early 1970's the Le Dain Commission's report along with 
Canada's 2002, Senate Committee on Illegal Drugs' report unanimously 
recommended to regulate cannabis (marijuana) the same way as alcohol.

Since Canada ignored those recommendations the problems associated 
with prohibiting the relatively safe, socially acceptable, God-given 
plant cannabis have escalated. And it's not limited to Canada; look 
at what's happening in the U.S. and Mexico.

Millions of North Americans have utter contempt for the continents 
discredited cannabis laws, which are nothing more than government 
subsidized discrimination.

Millions of North Americans demand cannabis and one way or the other 
that demand will be honored. Cannabis will be cultivated and it will 
increase rather than decrease.

Except for those who profit, nearly every person who uses cannabis 
would prefer to acquire it from regulated sources, but all will 
purchase it in the black market if necessary.

It's just a matter of who consumers give their money to. Right now 
consumers are ready, willing, able and eager to give it to regulated 
sources along with its share of taxes to government - but if 
government doesn't want it?

The money is changing hands either way.

Stan White 
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