Pubdate: Mon, 20 Oct 2014 Source: Globe and Mail (Canada) Copyright: 2014 The Globe and Mail Company Contact: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/168 Author: Paula Mallea Page: A10 Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v14/n815/a10.html MAKE IT HARDER TO GET Re Your Kids Brain On Pot (Life & Arts, Oct. 17): The point of legalization is to make it much harder for children to obtain pot. Gangsters don't care who buys their product, whether it's pot or heroin. We need to legalize and apply strict regulations, allowing public health officials - not the prison system - to deal with the negative consequences of drug use. Paula Mallea, author, The War on Drugs; Gore Bay, Ont. - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom