Pubdate: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 Source: Sunday Times (UK) Copyright: 2009 Times Newspapers Ltd. Contact: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/newspapers/sunday_times/?days=Sunday Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/439 Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v09/n989/a02.html Author: Howard Wooldridge HARMLESS SMOKERS I can only add this to Sullivan's excellent analysis on the end of marijuana prohibition: public safety will improve. During my 18 years of police service in the USA, I saw the use of alcohol being the proximate cause of about 1,300 calls. These included murder, suicide, rape, assault, child abuse and spouse abuse. The use of cannabis generated zero calls, and the use of cocaine, one. My colleagues currently waste more than 10m road patrol hours searching several million cars in order to bust someone for 1-20 grams of cannabis. Meanwhile, the drunk drivers sail past. Howard Wooldridge Citizens Opposing Prohibition Washington DC, USA - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake