but here's the thing.
There was a demonstration in Vancouver this weekend demanding action against gang violence. The news reports say that 'hundreds' of people demonstrated.
By contrast, thousands of people march in support of legalizing pot.
It's estimated that the BC's marijuana industry is worth $7 billion every year. Currently all of that money is going straight to arming and solidifying organized criminals in BC and across Canada.
How much is 7 billion? It's enough to bail out the auto industry in Canada for starters. Hell, it's enough to militarize a small nation. Canada spends only 12 billion annually on defense, not much more than the marijuana revenue of a single province.
It would be interesting to see how many gangs would survive with pot taken out of their pots.
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I was trying to imagine how many truck loads of pot came into this city legally yesterday. I'm sure it was the biggest pot festival in the world. The news paper today said that over 6 million people were celebrating hree last night. Every one of them drank at least one bangh lassi -- I had 4 lassies and more joints than I could count.
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