Pubdate: Tue, 07 Dec 2010 Source: Portland Press Herald (ME) Copyright: 2010 MaineToday Media, Inc. Website: http://www.pressherald.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/744 Author: Richard A. Aspinall, Sr. IF WE NEED MARIJUANA DEALERS, THE PRISONS ARE FULL OF THEM "Medical pot growers forming trade group," read the article, making me wonder: Would they come under commodities on the stock exchange? So when do we see them on the Big Board? What do they do if their stock goes out of date? You can bet they'll get someone to dispose of it for them, leading to the headline, "Inventory destroyed by fire." Medical means strict control as far as I know. Why do we need all these "dealers"? We already have them on the streets now! Since we are going to do this, why don't we hire all these people we have been arresting and make them dealers? After all they have a clientel and connections and they know how to grow and process it already. As I recall the police just pulled up and burned tons upstate. They should have taken the people who planted it plus all the people in jail who are there for planting and selling maryjane and put them on the payroll! They could have sold all that stuff they burned and made a lot of money for the state. That way we could save money on the prisons and the former prisoners could become productive members of society. the way, are they going to pay the tobacco tax like they do for cigars, cigarettes, etc.? Seems only fair to me. Richard A. Aspinall, Sr. Scarborough - --- MAP posted-by: Matt