POT LAWS HYPOCRITICAL

Paul Berton makes a strong point that Marc Emery will spend more time
in jail than many violent offenders ("Americans are dopes on pot,"
Point of View, Jan. 16). Emery himself points out his "crime" has no
victims and no one claiming to be a victim. Governments in Canada and
the U.S. take the hypocritical stand of allowing alcohol and tobacco
to be sold legally. Both substances are proven killers with millions
of victims among the users and people around them. As for getting rid
of pot, Americans (and to a lesser degree Canadians) simply need to
look at recent history. Alcohol prohibition failed and so too will
the war on drugs. Legalize and control marijuana. Win the war, save
the money and maybe save the only victims of this drug -- the people
in the gangs and crime scene that surround it today. But that may
just make too much sense.

Tim Scott

Barrie

(Keep it mellow, dude)