REFUSAL TO REGULATE MARIJUANA SALES A CRIME

RE: "Come On, Just Legalize It!" by Amy Steele, Books, July 13 to
July 19, 2006."

Amy Steele's article ends with the question: "So why are we even
debating whether or not to legalize it?" The answer is: because the
government wants it this way.

By refusing to regulate marijuana production and sales, our
government is not only deliberately subsidizing criminals, they are
also knowingly making pot easier for kids to access than either
tobacco or alcohol. They waste valuable police resources and billions
of dollars annually, deprive Canadians of a source of valuable
medicine and about $3 billion in annual tax revenue.

This leads me to wonder just which side of the law these so-called
conservatives are on.

Russell Barth

Federal Medical Marijuana License Holder

Ottawa