POLICE TIME WASTED ON PLANT ERADICATION

Why is it, exactly, that the OPP is so keen to bust marijuana people? With
80% of Canadians approving of medical access to cannabis, and 60% favoring
recreational access, it is clear that Canadians would rather see their
police forces doing actual police work, rather than "plant eradication".

Most of the grow-op busts they make are mom-and-pop grows, not "organized
crime". An RCMP study examining the last 12,000 grow-op busts in B.C.
revealed that guns were found at 6% of these residences. Ironically, police
reports indicate that about 24% of homes in the province contain a firearm.
In other words, cops are far more likely to find a weapon in the average
domestic disturbance call, then they are at a "grow op." Ontario is likely
to have similar statistics.

With still no sign of Ardeth Wood's killer (among other unsolved crimes), I
sincerely wonder why the police are so keen to continue to make war on
regular citizens for growing a plant? The OPP needs to get its priorities
straight. How much longer are Canadians expected to allow this madness to
continue?

Russell Barth
Ottawa