Pubdate: Thu, 02 Jan 2014 Source: Tribune, The (CN ON) Copyright: 2014, Osprey Media Group Inc. Contact: http://www.wellandtribune.ca/letters Website: http://www.wellandtribune.ca/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/2807 Author: Fred Mallach RE: 'TORIES TO TAKE CLOSE LOOK AT POT LAWS,' DEC. 18 I don't want a ticket. I want marijuana to be legalized. The announcement by the Conservatives that they were thinking of ticketing for possession of small amounts of pot is their attempt to counter the Liberals' plan to legalize pot. To issue tickets for possession doesn't address the issue of illicit production, which is the biggest harm we face. It's not the recreational or medical use of pot that is the problem, but rather our continued reluctance to admit we were wrong. Until we legalize pot we will continue to cause more harm. Fred Mallach Victoria, B.C. - --- MAP posted-by: Jo-D