FACING REALITY

Editor: In The Times of Oct. 24, a etter headlined "End prohibition and
support people's choices" by Marc Emery said "Ending prohibition is the only
way to satisfy those who oppose social disorder and also understand that
adult humans in a free society are entitled to consume cannabis without
criminalization. Politicians who favour prohibition are the drug lords' best
friends."

With all due respect for your correspondent, what he is implying, what
he is clearly suggesting, is that all our troubles would be solved
overnight if we would just allow him and all the other drug addicts
who cannot face reality to be left alone and do their thing.

What he is forgetting is that, if drugs are legalized you will have a
whole nation not only robbing banks in order to pay for those drugs,
but having their doctors okay their use. I suggest there is no way
those addicts will ever look for or get a decent job once they know
society will pay for their addictions.

Ken J. Marsh

Langley