POT AND THE PUBLIC

Re: "For Sale: B.C. Bud," Editorial, June 14.

As a retired police officer, I found your condemnation of the Fraser report
missed a huge point: namely, the reduction in public safety caused by
cannabis prohibition. Constables seek out cannabis while drunk drivers kill
innocents, as our attention is diverted from public safety. Crimes like
shoplifting and murder are non-consensual crimes and should remain on the
books.

Joe Citizen using marijuana in the privacy of his home is a bad choice, but
he is not a threat to the public. Do you want to follow the U.S.'s lead and
start building prisons in a hopeless attempt to deter Canadians from
growing cannabis?

Howard J. Wooldridge

Dallas, Texas

Howard Wooldridge is media director for Law Enforcement Against Prohibition.