Pubdate: Tue, 08 Dec 2015 Source: Daily Courier, The (CN BC) Copyright: 2015 The Okanagan Valley Group of Newspapers Contact: http://www.kelownadailycourier.ca Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/531 Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v15/n685/a10.html Author: Stan White Page: A9 POLICE SHOULD 'STAND DOWN' ON POT SHOPS Considering Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's mandate - to Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould - to begin the process of legalizing and regulating cannabis in Canada, isn't it time for RCMP to put a moratorium on investigating cannabis dispensaries ("Pot shops stand firm after visit from cops," Dec. 3)? The institution of policing must accept cannabis prohibition is practically over. Discriminating against citizens, including sick citizens, who choose to use the relatively safe, extremely popular God-given plant is on its last leg and should not be tolerated by civilized society any longer. Stand down. Stan White, Dillon, Colo. - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom