Pubdate: Thu, 01 Dec 2011 Source: Surrey Leader (CN BC) Copyright: 2011 Surrey Leader Contact: http://www.surreyleader.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1236 Author: Peter Schmidt Referenced: http://www.surreyleader.com/opinion/letters/134333058.html LETTER WRITER SIDED WITH POT GROWERS This reader's letter (Wayne Clark from Maple Ridge) caught my eye and before I read the letter, I predicted that the person was going to pick sides with marijuana growers. I was right. The crime bill "costs too much," so the solution he thinks is to be soft on drug growers and traffickers so we don't have to pay for jails. He calls this a "mix of conservative and religious ideology." This is the most ridiculous argument I have ever heard. Save money on jails and let criminals off, so they can steal more from us. What a great concept. Peter Schmidt, Surrey - --- MAP posted-by: Matt