Pubdate: Tue, 21 Feb 2012
Source: Province, The (CN BC)
Copyright: 2012 Postmedia Network Inc.
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Author: Michael Wade

GOOD ON THE A-GS

Congratulations to the former attorneys-general for acknowledging - 
even if they did it from the sidelines - the elephant in the room. It 
is obvious that we are losing the war on drugs.

And if we are losing, the gangsters are winning, reminiscent of the 
earlier alcohol prohibition. Legalizing the sale of marijuana, which 
is no more dangerous than tobacco or liquor, would be a bold and 
exciting innovation in the distribution of this much-maligned plant. 
It could be distributed from the already established government 
liquor stores and taxed like cigarettes and liquor. While we are at 
it, we should restrict the sale of cigarettes to liquor stores as well.

Michael Wade,

Vancouver
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