Pubdate: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 Source: Dominion Post, The (New Zealand) Copyright: 2010 The Dominion Post Contact: http://www.dompost.co.nz Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/2550 Author: Stephen McIntyre WHY TINNY RAIDS HELP THE GANGS When one large cannabis-growing operation or one tinny house gets shut down by police, another will soon take its place. This is the nature of organised crime. By continuing to prohibit cannabis, not only does the Government give gang networks a profitable supply of non-taxable income, it also gives those gangs the power to decide where the drugs are being sold in our neighbourhoods. Wouldn't it be better if we controlled all aspects of the cannabis market by legalising and regulating the stuffing out of it? The tax revenue alone would be a windfall in the current economic slump. Stephen McIntyre NORML Auckland - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake