Pubdate: Thu, 25 Apr 2013 Source: Province, The (CN BC) Copyright: 2013 Postmedia Network Inc. Contact: http://www2.canada.com/theprovince/letters.html Website: http://www.theprovince.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/476 Author: Randy Bayley WEED IS THE ANSWER B.C. has the power to decriminalize marijuana. Marijuana is one of the most useful plants on Earth. It dulls pain, plus 2,000 other uses, without the side-effects of prescription drugs, which are the No. 1 killer of our society today, above cancer and heart disease. The legalization of marijuana would allow B.C. to collect taxes that would cover our total healthcare system as well as decrease the criminal element in our province. I believe the Liberals or NDP would win the election by including the legalization of marijuana as a major part of their platform but I find the politicians clever people lacking intelligence. What is wrong with this picture? Randy Bayley, Kamloops - --- MAP posted-by: Matt