Pubdate: Tue, 12 Sep 2006 Source: Parksville Qualicum Beach News (CN BC) Copyright: 2006 Parksville Qualicum Beach News Contact: http://www.pqbnews.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1361 Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v06/n1186/a08.html Author: W.L.M. Wilson JUST NATURE'S WAY OF SAYING HI In the Sept. 8 edition of The News, Ruth Smith reported that five years ago, "Three helicopters and their crews from CFB Edmonton and 60 RCMP offers from Nanaimo, Oceanside, Courtenay and Campbell River destroyed over 8,000 marijuana plants in the Central Island, Gulf Islands and Powell River areas." On Sept. 5, Neil Horner reported that the RCMP's annual wacky tabacky whirly bird roundup roped 16,500 marijuana plants. Let me make a logical projection based on these reports. Assuming that our gutless politicians leave the lunatic prohibition laws in place, thus assuring the colossal waste of law enforcement resources, the enrichment of biker gangs and the clogging of courts and prisons with marijuana growers and users, I predict that five years from now, The News will report the RCMP's so-called success in rounding up at least 32,000 marijuana plants. This continued insanity may yet drive me to smoke that stuff some describe as nature's way of saying hi. W.L.M. Wilson Qualicum Beach - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake