News (Media Awareness Project) - CN AB: PUB LTE: Demand For Drugs |
| Title: | CN AB: PUB LTE: Demand For Drugs |
| Published On: | 2007-12-22 |
| Source: | Edmonton Journal (CN AB) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-01-10 22:39:59 |
DEMAND FOR DRUGS
Re: "Drug rings grow more refined: RCMP; Mounties especially worried
about use of 'budder' and 'cheese'," The Journal, Dec. 18.
The RCMP's Drug Situation Report 2006 is cited as claiming that
"organized crime is a driving force behind an expanding drug trade in
Canada." This is backward logic, and we should not accept it unexamined.
The drug trade is growing for the same reason any trade grows --
because of growing demand. For the growing involvement of organized
crime, we Canadians have only ourselves to blame. Through our laws,
we are the ones handing this perfect monopoly to organized crime.
Mark Senior, Edmonton
Re: "Drug rings grow more refined: RCMP; Mounties especially worried
about use of 'budder' and 'cheese'," The Journal, Dec. 18.
The RCMP's Drug Situation Report 2006 is cited as claiming that
"organized crime is a driving force behind an expanding drug trade in
Canada." This is backward logic, and we should not accept it unexamined.
The drug trade is growing for the same reason any trade grows --
because of growing demand. For the growing involvement of organized
crime, we Canadians have only ourselves to blame. Through our laws,
we are the ones handing this perfect monopoly to organized crime.
Mark Senior, Edmonton
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