Pubdate: Thu, 04 Mar 2010 Source: Mission City Record (CN BC) Copyright: 2010 The Mission City Record Contact: http://www.missioncityrecord.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1305 Author: Stan White Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v10/n145/a09.html PROHIBITION THE REAL PROBLEM Editor, The Record: Robert T. Rock missed the bullseye by not accurately recognizing the "cancerous hold" on neighborhoods (More support needed to fight marijuana grow-ops, Feb. 27, 2010). Grow-ops are a secondary issue, but the primary problem is cannabis (marijuana) prohibition, which denies regulated cultivation. The laws of supply and demand are stronger than the laws of the land, and cannabis use is growing in popularity partly because it is a much safer alternative to drinking booze. Cannabis isn't going away and government will never be successful in exterminating the God-given blessing. So join the millions of North American citizens who are fighting cannabis prohibition and you may have your wish. Large scale grow-ops will be replaced with regulated cannabis farming, and everyone will be happy. Except for discriminating prohibitionists, of course. Stan White Dillon, Colorado - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom