If there is anyone who thinks legalizing pot is without its evils, they had better look to Washington state and Colorado. Washington state has experienced an influx of organized crime, including biker gangs and cartels. This also is taking place in Colorado,where dispensaries are being used as distribution centers by these same groups. Take a dose of reality along with John Morgan. Morgan never fails to point out in his commercials distrust for the insurance companies but doesn't seem to be able to present a clear, simple initiative proposed on a ballot. How many bereaved families will he represent when some pothead he helped put on the street kills someone while DUI? Does the government become liable for endorsing pot smokers who develop lung cancer when it promotes eradification of smoking tobacco? H.L. West Lutz [end]
CALGARY - Marijuana is being sold in small doses as a herbal remedy at more than a dozen Calgary pharmacies. The gel-capped tablets, marketed under the name Med-Marijuana, each contain less than ten parts per million of tetrahydrocannabinol, the intoxicating substance in marijuana, said Shirley Martin, spokeswoman for distributor Doni Marketing Inc. "You don't smoke it, you don't get the munchies and you can't get high," Martin said. The herbal medicine made by a Nova Scotia company is approved by Health Canada, she said. [continues 229 words]
