News (Media Awareness Project) - CN ON: PUB LTE: Law Deserved To Die |
| Title: | CN ON: PUB LTE: Law Deserved To Die |
| Published On: | 2004-05-17 |
| Source: | Ottawa Citizen (CN ON) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-01-18 09:56:24 |
LAW DESERVED TO DIE
Re: Cannabis Possession Remains A Crime, MAY 14.
It is good that the so-called marijuana decriminalization bill is dead. It
was designed as a cash grab for police, and by raising the maximum penalty
for growing cannabis to a ridiculous 14 years for 50 plants, it would have
made illegal grow-ops more lucrative and increased the stakes in the drug
war. It would mean that growing pot would become as heavily penalized as
violent crimes.
The only way to sort this mess out is to legalize, regulate and tax
cannabis. Anything less would be criminal.
Russell Barth,
Ottawa
Re: Cannabis Possession Remains A Crime, MAY 14.
It is good that the so-called marijuana decriminalization bill is dead. It
was designed as a cash grab for police, and by raising the maximum penalty
for growing cannabis to a ridiculous 14 years for 50 plants, it would have
made illegal grow-ops more lucrative and increased the stakes in the drug
war. It would mean that growing pot would become as heavily penalized as
violent crimes.
The only way to sort this mess out is to legalize, regulate and tax
cannabis. Anything less would be criminal.
Russell Barth,
Ottawa
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