DON'T DECRIMINALIZE POT, LEGALIZE IT, THEN TAX IT

Re: Change Pot Laws. I think that the government should go one step
further. Don't just decriminalize it, legalize and control it. Have it
controlled by the LCBO.

Do people realize what valuable police resources are wasted on enforcement
that clearly is not working? Do you actually realize what a huge cost it is
to all of us, not just in Ontario but the entire country?

For one, it increased hydro costs to all of us due to the theft in hydro.
When a meter is bypassed to prevent detection, we all pay, and also the
huge increase in home insurance.

When a grow house is busted, it normally needs to be gutted due to mould.

What about fires? Not only is the grow house in danger, so are the
surrounding neighbours, and who pays for all of this? We all do with
increased costs.

Let's take it away from the criminals who also use the proceeds to fund
other criminal activity, such as trading pot for guns or trading pot for
harsher drugs like cocaine or heroin. We all know how easy it is to acquire
weapons in the U.S., not just handguns but assault weapons.

Is this what we want in our community? If people think that this does not
happen, think again.

If one looks at the statistics from Amsterdam, drug use declined after
legalization. In our society today, it's easier to buy pot than it is to
buy cigarettes, so let's take it away from the gangs and dealers.

Let's put our valuable police resources to fighting serious crimes.
Legalize, control it and tax it.

Lino V. Lo Medico, Windsor