SOLUTION IS DRUG LAW REPEAL

The Piece "Grow-Op Kids: What Happened?" Of Sept. 29, Dances Around
More Pressing Issues.

The greater harm to these children comes from prohibition, not their
parents' gardening activity. Since the state is unequipped to deal
with the issue on any level, all of this is a dog chasing its tail.

I question how unsafe the children are since we can infer none of
these houses got inspected because of recent fires due to faulty
wiring, suggesting probable exaggeration of the actual conditions in
the houses. No mention was made of the scale of the risk. And
frankly, trusting the findings without external corroboration is
putting the fox in charge of the hen house, extending the canine metaphor.

How many homes in Canada have no hazardous chemicals at all? Perhaps
investigating this might prove useful for perspective. How many have
enough to poison their occupants times over? But 90 per cent of
households in Canada have mold, and about half that could develop
toxic molds. So just how much effect can a grow actually have when
the baseline is so radically high?

Prohibition is tyranny. Consciousness altering activity is endemic to
society. Drug use cannot be stopped. The only ones who benefit from
prohibition are the crooks that run it, and those they run it for.

The only solution is repeal of all laws concerning drugs, regulation
of production and distribution, fair taxation, education, and
compassionate response to people with abuse problems.

Bruce Codere

Fox Creek, Alta.