EVEN IF YOU LIKE POT...

I had to laugh at your attempt to find a scandal in the possibility
that police may have been incorrect when they stated that some grow
ops contain mould (gasp!) (NOW, December 7-13). I know that NOW's
news coverage is driven by its political views, and I admire your
determination to unearth stories that mainstream media ignore. But
sometimes the result is a really stupid article.

In this case, two activist tenets - Cops bad! Dope good! - have
seriously clouded the reporter's viewpoint. The fact is that the rash
of grow ops in the GTA in recent years is a real problem that
destroys homes and endangers neighbourhoods.

The effort to eradicate these operations is worthwhile. This should
be clear to anyone, even if you support the decriminalization of weed
and believe that police activities should be viewed with a critical eye.

James Geuzebroek

Whitby