Pubdate: Tue, 08 Sep 2009
Source: Victoria Times-Colonist (CN BC)
Copyright: 2009 Times Colonist
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Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/481
Author: William Perry

SELL POT PLANTS, DON'T BURN THEM

Re: "RCMP expect to destroy 30,000 marijuana plants," Sept. 2. The 
province might want to ask the RCMP to hold off burning any of the 
expected 30,000 marijuana plants.

The street value of one joint is $5. That makes those 30,000 plants 
or three million joints worth $15 million.

Amend the laws around the plant, the government can license growers, 
then sell it through the Liquor Distribution Branch under "local 
products." There is a nice tidy sum to spend on whatever the 
government wishes, like law enforcement initiatives that make sense.

William Perry

Victoria
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