Pubdate: Thu, 05 Jan 2017
Source: Kingston Whig-Standard (CN ON)
Copyright: 2017 Sun Media
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Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/224
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v17/n006/a01.html
Author: Larry Comeau
Page: A6

POT ON BLACK MARKET

Stan White of Colorado ("Comments on pot differ from observations,
facts," Jan. 4) claims organized crime in Colorado has diminished.
Nothing could be further from the truth.

Some pot advocates simply refuse to see any negative side of legalizing 
marijuana. Had he done proper research, he would discover that Colorado 
drug traffickers are making millions shipping Colorado marijuana, which 
they grow illicitly, to other states. In one raid alone, state and 
federal officials seized over 22,000 pounds of the drug destined for 
other states.

Organized crime is also taking advantage of legalized marijuana in 
Washington state and selling it on the black market. In Canada, as 
organized crime groups already have a network established for selling 
illegal tobacco projects, it does not take a rocket scientist to figure 
out they will simply switch to selling homegrown marijuana for more profit.

Larry Comeau

Ottawa
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