Pubdate: Thu, 15 Oct 2009 Source: Los Angeles Times (CA) Page: A28 Copyright: 2009 Los Angeles Times Contact: http://drugsense.org/url/bc7El3Yo Website: http://www.latimes.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/248 Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v09/n918/a11.html Author: Steve Persky GOING AFTER POT WASTES RESOURCES I am certainly relieved that our district attorney will be spending precious resources prosecuting medical marijuana dispensaries. I am sure there is enormous wisdom in closing down taxpaying entities that have business reasons for not selling to minors and observing other regulations. Instead, we can cut tax revenue and force sales back onto the black market, where there is no incentive to observe any regulations. Clearly a major public policy win. Steve Persky Santa Monica - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake