Pubdate: Tue, 24 Jun 2014
Source: Toronto Sun (CN ON)
Copyright: 2014 Canoe Limited Partnership
Contact: http://www.torontosun.com/letter-to-editor
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Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/457
Author: Robert Sharpe
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v14/n530/a05.html

LEGALIZE IT

Re "Cheech and Cons: Up in smoke" (Warren Kinsella, June 20): Is the 
Conservative Party on the payroll of Mexican drug cartels? 
Conservatives would have Canadians believe that the job of keeping 
drugs out of the hands of children is best left to criminals. Illegal 
drug dealers don't ID for age. Right now it's easier for kids to buy 
marijuana than beer. Taxing and regulating marijuana will restrict 
youth access to drugs, the really dangerous ones in particular. 
Marijuana legalization will close the gateway to hard drugs by taking 
marijuana distribution out of the hands of criminals that sell meth, 
cocaine and heroin. Marijuana may be relatively harmless, but 
marijuana prohibition is deadly.

ROBERT SHARPE

POLICY ANALYST, COMMON SENSE FOR DRUG POLICY

WASHINGTON, D.C.

(If you want Canada to legalize pot, get the U.S. to do so first. You 
know, the country you actually live in)
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