Re: "Trudeau's pot legalization a headache for Quebec" (Montreal Gazette, April 13) Certain politicians seem not to be in touch with their constituents, or even reality, on the subject of marijuana legalization. Some are saying legalizing pot would not reduce the effect of organized crime on this industry. Are they for real? If the federal government goes ahead with what's proposed and prices this product properly, the black market for pot will simply dry up. It seems it's popular these days for politicians to say outlandish things so they can appear on TV instead of proposing reasonable ideas that are less sensationalistic. Let's listen to our candidates - and vote them out of office when need be. Alex Wilson, Montreal [end]
Dr. Alex Wilson has seen it all while tending to the inmates, er, "guests" in a Manitoba jail Provincial jail time, in Manitoba at least, is two years less a day; this doesn't mean that some inmates have not served time at a federal institution for more serious crimes. As a prison doctor, however, I have been serving this community for 12 years. Many of the prisoners are depressed and a suicide watch is sometimes necessary. Every now and then, one succeeds in his attempt. Those who kill themselves by hanging are known in prison jargon as "wind chimes." I suppose you could call that gallows humour. [continues 889 words]
