Pubdate: Tue, 15 Feb 2005
Source: Winnipeg Sun (CN MB)
Copyright: 2005 Canoe Limited Partnership
Contact:  http://www.winnipegsun.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/503
Author: David Lane
Note: Parenthetical remark by the Sun editor.

POLICE WANT PROHIBITION

In response to a very accurate letter titled Grow-op hazard hyped (Russell 
Barth, Feb. 13) you state, "They (the police) don't write the laws." Excuse 
me, but while they might not have written the law they certainly do 
everything in their power to keep it from being changed, including 
providing misleading information to the press.

I see the police quoted quite often as "experts" on the effects of drugs on 
society when they have absolutely no qualification to act as social 
scientists. The fact is, they get a lot of money to continue the war on pot 
and they are not going to let it go without a fight.

David Lane

Santa Cruz, Calif.

(It all falls back on the politicians.) 
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