END THE POT PROHIBITION

Re: "Major summer bud haul for Mounties," October 27

It is right that Kaslo mayor Greg Lay, a professional forester, is
concerned about the environmental damage that outdoor grow-ops can
cause.

However, he does not offer any rational solutions. Instead, he is only
acting as a shill for the RCMP and their wasteful and futile pot plant
eradication efforts.

If Greg Lay really wants to protect the environment, he needs to
advocate for a legal and regulated pot market. Then people will not
need to hide their pot gardens on Crown land.

The millions of dollars wasted on RCMP "plant grabbing" adventures
would be much better spent on education, health care, and environmental
cleanup and protection.

Politicians need to wake up! Alcohol prohibition didn't work and pot
prohibition doesn't work.

Politicians who support pot prohibition are, in fact, supporting
organized crime.

It's time to end pot prohibition and to protect our environment.

Herb Couch

Nelson