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to: MICHAEL GRANT
from: DOUG POWLESS
date: 2003-12-30 15:06:00
subject: More on B.C. Raid

MG> So far, 9 people have been arrested; 3 in Toronto and 6 in B.C. The Mounties
MG> won't say how that case led them to the B.C. legislature, but they said the
MG> drug trade is not just about biker gangs. "The fact that $6
billion a year is
MG> generated by this industry shouldn't surprise anyone that many people are
MG> susceptible to being corrupted," said RCMP Sgt. John Ward.

No kidding.  So what's the answer?  More crackdowns on pot planting 
or.....legitimize the industry, take it out of the dark and put it in the 
light, and slap some taxes on it, like they do for booze?   Not really 
sure here.  Maybe we need to study this a bit.....

shades{at}shadesworld.net
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