Pubdate: Thu, 21 Oct 2010 Source: Province, The (CN BC) Copyright: 2010 Canwest Publishing Inc. Contact: http://www.canada.com/theprovince/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/476 Author: Andy Yaworski CRIME SHOULDN'T PAY It is a rare day that Mr. Ferry and I agree on something, but I agree with his assessment regarding the regulation of marijuana. The more we take our "vices" back from criminals, the safer our society will become. The notion that "weed" is a gateway drug is to ignore alcohol. In my experience, those who abuse alcohol will abuse drugs whether they are legal or not. It is a naive belief that morality can be legislated, be it drugs, prostitution, abortion, gambling, etc. Our best recourse is to decriminalize, regulate and recover the tax dollars that are currently filling the pockets of our local criminals. Andy Yaworski, New Westminster - --- MAP posted-by: Matt