Pubdate: Thu, 06 Nov 2008 Source: Langley Times (CN BC) Copyright: 2008 Langley Times Contact: http://www.langleytimes.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1230 Author: Clayton Randle BOOZE IS WORSE Editor: The controversy over the hemp store amazes me, and shows how conservative opinion can run wild. Down the street in both directions, they sell beer, wine and spirits, which cause by far more damage to everyone. Drinking and driving and spousal abuse are just two problems that alcohol creates. Yet we have a mayor who has a conservative view prevailing over a man who just wants to do business. Although I don't smoke the stuff myself, I like to think that I am intelligent enough to know that anyone who does is harmless. What confuses the mayor is the fact that growing marijuana brings on violence amongst gangsters trying to make a fast buck. Mr. Fassbender needs to think the issue through. Clayton Randle Langley - --- MAP posted-by: Larry Seguin