DECRIMINALIZATION OF POT WISHY WASHY

To the editor:

Thank you for Allen Garr's editorial on what's wrong with decriminalizing
pot, and why it should be legalized ("Decriminalization just smoke and
mirrors," Jan. 5).

His succinct and logical explanation said what has to be said. When I see
two or more drunks getting rowdy and hostile I always think that it
wouldn't happen if they'd been smoking B.C.'s finest.

As for decriminalization, it seems to me that cops will be handing out
fines when, in the present environment, they simply turn a blind eye to
small quantities of marijuana possession. Decriminalization is the ultimate
in wishy-washy ideas. We would all be better off if a stronger,
straightforward position were taken.

Maria Stanborough, Vancouver