MILLIONS WASTED IN DOPEY WAR ON POT

To the editor:

Re: "Penalties for pot growers rising" Mar. 5 Capital News.

It was sickening to read that the RCMP are obediently bowing down to their
American puppet masters and escalating the war on pot in Kelowna. They
should listen to the people of B.C. instead. Seventy per cent favour ending
this war against adults who prefer cannabis instead of booze.

$65,000 per year is wasted to incarcerate just one marijuana offender.
Right now thousands of people are on waiting lists for operations and
medical scans. We are told that the money just isn't there to run health
care properly. Yet our government can waste millions of dollars every day
to continue this dopey war on pot. How many billions more will be wasted
before they realize that "victory" is an illusion?

Marijuana has become more popular than ever because it is a natural herb
and much safer than booze.

The provincial and federal governments must take full responsibility for
all of the fires and real estate damage done by growers. If they simply
allow adults to grow their own cannabis outdoors the problem will be solved
overnight.

Norm Siefken, Chilliwack