PROUD OF OUR POT

CONTRARY TO what Ontario Public Safety and Security Commissioner Bob
Runciman said ("It's a pot of gold," Nov. 3), as a Canadian, I am
enormously proud that our cannabis is so highly regarded around the world.
Runciman's comments about "catch and release" justice simply reflects the
common sense attitude Ontario judges and the community have about this
herb, and how stupid it really is to send someone to jail for gardening.
Our Senate has even recommended that we legalize cannabis and take
organized crime out of the equation entirely. Runciman should concentrate
on solving real, pressing problems in our communities, like getting
pedophiles off Ontario streets, instead of going after a relatively
harmless plant that is only valuable because of its illegality.

Tim Meehan

Ontario Consumers for Safe Access to Recreational Cannabis

Toronto

(And how does your garden grow?)