Pubdate: Sat, 19 Dec 2009
Source: Edmonton Sun (CN AB)
Copyright: 2009 Canoe Limited Partnership.
Contact:  http://www.edmontonsun.com
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/135
Author: Adam Greenblatt
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v09/n1129/a03.html
Note: Parenthetical remark by the Sun editor, headline by newshawk.

DANGERS OF CANNABIS GROSSLY EXAGGERATED

Re: "Shedding some light on our pot laws," Dec. 18.

Criminologist Darryl Plecas says that "politicians are being fed
incorrect information" about grow operations. Actually, police
officers and politicians are feeding the public incorrect information
when they grossly exaggerate the dangers of cannabis use and
production. They feed us incorrect information when they say that we
need tougher laws against pot, when the majority of Canadians support
legalizing, regulating and taxing it. Mandatory jail for growing a
medicinal plant is truly hard to stomach.

Adam Greenblatt

(The war on pot is ridiculous.) 
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