Dear Editor,

Mr. Claxton recently raised some arguments surrounding our country's current drug enforcement laws. As he mentioned, it is indeed this government's intention to legalize the recreational usage and regulated production of marijuana. With legislation to be tabled in the spring of next year, the question of why the Liberal government has not immediately decriminalized possession and small-scale production is fair. I would like however, to address reasons that make such an action undesirable before government and law enforcement have had time to adjust to a new regime of drug enforcement.

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