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"A coalition of health, academic and law enforcement experts is calling for the legalization and regulation of marijuana, saying existing laws only drive the billion-dollar industry underground and fuel gang violence."
"The report points out marijuana is locally produced and in large quantities, unlike cocaine or heroin, which must be imported. The report also cites a 2009 Health Canada survey that estimated there were “well over 430,000 cannabis users” in British Columbia while the number of heroin and cocaine users is only a fraction of the size. This accounts for the high profit margins for marijuana in B.C. and explains why prohibition “has made such a key financial contribution to the growth of organized crime in this province,” the report notes."
"A coalition of health, academic and law enforcement experts is calling for the legalization and regulation of marijuana, saying existing laws only drive the billion-dollar industry underground and fuel gang violence."
"The report points out marijuana is locally produced and in large quantities, unlike cocaine or heroin, which must be imported. The report also cites a 2009 Health Canada survey that estimated there were “well over 430,000 cannabis users” in British Columbia while the number of heroin and cocaine users is only a fraction of the size. This accounts for the high profit margins for marijuana in B.C. and explains why prohibition “has made such a key financial contribution to the growth of organized crime in this province,” the report notes."
