MARIJUANA: COMMUNITY NEEDS SOLUTION

Dear Editor,

While the debate of marijuana laws continues at provincial and federal
levels of government, I as father, husband, and home owner, feel helpless.
I want to protect my family and community.

An important component in the solution for grow-ops ma have been overlooked.

We look to government and the police to attend to this problem. Two more
parties need to be brought to the table: realtors and the public. We need
to be educated on what to look for.

Sadly, we do not know our neighbours as in yesteryear; we retreat into our
homes. It's time to reverse this trend and let organized crime know Langley
is not a good place to do business.

The Real Estate Board needs to hold itself up to a higher standard. When a
23-year-old comes to purchase a $400,000 home with cash, red flags should
be going up. When the same property is resold over and over again after the
police seizures, it's time to look beyond the sales commission.

Perhaps all persons charged and convicted in drug-related offences should
be put in a data base, and made aware that if they purchase a property in
Langley we are aware they are in the community and will not tolerate
criminal activities.

It is time to flex our community's strength and franchise a solution across
the province.

We live in the most beautiful location in the Fraser Valley, Randy White is
our law and order MP, Rich Coleman is our MLA and Solicitor General, and I
think we should be able to address this crisis before it gets any worse.

Glen Tomblin

Langley