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Focus (Forum & Focus)

Jul. 20, 2007

Because Marijuana Eradication Policy Is Hopeless, Tax and Regulate, Instead

Forum Column - By Ray Warren - The only way to take criminals out of the drug trade is through legalization.

FORUM COLUMN

By Ray Warren

      On the surface, it seems reasonable: Looking to highlight the recent explosion of illegal marijuana farms sprouting up in national parks, wilderness areas and other public lands, the nation's top drug warrior visits a Northern California grow site "eradicated" by local and federal law enforcement.
      Such sites are arguably a menace, destroying sensitive public pro...

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