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Subject: Re: Summer's over, time to discuss marijuana legalisation

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Astrid

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Date Posted: 09:05:38 09/13/02 Fri
In reply to: M23 's message, "Re: Summer's over, time to discuss marijuana legalisation" on 06:21:18 09/13/02 Fri

>Well, actually here cigs do create crime, the cost has
>become prohibitive for all...when your addicted and
>the only way you "know" how to obtain cash involves
>stealing, your going to steal...its a community issue.
> Locally, we have a cig trade within the reservation
>(Less tax), it is illegal for a non american indian to
>purchase cigs on reservation property...90% of
>customers are white anglo.

Sorry, are you saying that a substantial number of property crimes are attributable to feeding a nicotine habit? In the US?? Where cigarettes are cheap, cheap, cheap (they're $6 a pack here)?

>In any event, yesterday I saw a little news story
>about "khat", yet another drug...should we legalize
>it?

Legalising isn't quite what I am talking about. Changing the way we deal with drugs in general. FOr instance, getting heroin addicts off the streets and into maintenance programs. Not putting users in jail where they can just feed their habits without getting treatment. Having much stiffer sentences for organised criminals.

>On another front however, I don't see the pot industry
>as part of "organized" crime, most suppliers here who
>are convicted are "local entrepeneurs", who have been
>able to efficiently produce a crop...for the most part
>1-2 people producing "huge" quantities, typically
>within the 25-40 crowd. (perhaps to supplement the
>COL? ;))

Our perspectives are no doubt coloured by our experiences. Here pot is a part of organised crime--primarily under the jurisdiction of Vietnamese gangs and Hells Angels in the Lower Mainland right now. The pot that is being produced is the most concentrated stuff on the planet. It's increasingly being exported to the US, where even bigger profits can be had.

A.

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Re: Summer's over, time to discuss marijuana legalisation	M23	17:34:14 09/13/02 Fri