Pubdate: Sun, 12 Aug 2012
Source: Boston Globe (MA)
Copyright: 2012 Globe Newspaper Company
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Author: Robert Sharpe
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v12/n385/a04.html

A LEGALIZED MARKETPLACE IS PREFERABLE

Regarding Tom Keane's Aug. 5 op-ed "The `medical' sham," it's true
that anyone in California who wants a medical marijuana recommendation
can get one. The recommendation allows consumers to purchase locally
grown marijuana of known quality and safety from dispensaries that
generate tax revenue.

As long as there is a demand for marijuana, there will be a supply. Is
it somehow preferable that consumers purchase untaxed marijuana from
Mexican drug cartels that also sell cocaine, meth, and heroin?

Robert Sharpe

Policy analyst Common Sense for Drug Policy Washington
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