Pubdate: Sun, 22 Jul 2007 Source: Press-Enterprise (Riverside, CA) Copyright: 2007 The Press-Enterprise Company Contact: http://www.pe.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/830 Author: John Zavesky REDIRECT DRUG RAIDS It certainly looks like the feds (i.e., the Drug Enforcement Administration) are attempting to demonstrate that our tax dollars are hard at work with the many raids conducted in the Inland Empire and Los Angeles this week. If only the federal government would use the same threats of the RICO law against businesses employing illegals. Instead of making life more difficult for patients with severe medical problems, federal law enforcement would better serve the public by targeting business owners who flout the law, drive wages down and don't care about American workers. As far as the medical marijuana dispensaries are concerned, the band Traffic said it best back in 1972, "Light Up or Leave Me Alone." JOHN ZAVESKY Riverside - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom