DRUGS: COURTS REFLECT COMMUNITY STANDARDS

Dear Editor,

Rich Coleman should get his facts straight [Courts need anti-pot push,
Jan. 31, Langley Advance News]. The RCMP's own website mentions that
the story that cannabis and cocaine are traded "kilo for kilo" is an
urban legend.

The biggest killer in the drug trade is still alcohol, when you
consider the number of people killed every year by drunk drivers.
Maybe he should ask his boss about that one.

Coleman should realize that the courts are simply reflecting community
standards, which conclude that cannabis is neither very harmful nor
much of a concern, and things aren't going to change by simply
trotting out easily disproven propaganda.

Tim Meehan

Toronto