Here is yet another one of these stories and the lies and misinformation should be readily apparent to the reader. Alas, in a reefer madness saturated universe, the reader will be forgiven if he or she requires Tanya-the-know-it-all blogger to point out truths which will become obvious. Take this news article from the Guelph Mercury Newspaper. The headline proclaims:
Regional Pot Bust Scores 5,552 Plants
As if the eradication of 5,552 plants means anything when it comes to the War on Drugs. I wonder how much marijuana is grown, harvested and sold in a year. Does anybody know? Because it is pretty difficult to determine the availability of an illegal, black market substance. Maybe I should pull 5,552 dandelions out of my garden and write a newspaper story declaring victory in the war on garden weeds. We don't need to know the size of the market or the number of weeds in existence to know whether our efforts are having an impact!
No drug war news story would be complete without an estimation of the street value of the crop.
Sergeant Cam Croal of the RCMP drug section said the plants had a street value of between $3.5 million and $5 million.
But no mention of where that number comes from or an acknowledgment that the drug war is what makes these substances so valuable in the first place.
I do think it would be a great idea if we took the advice at the end of the article and helped the police out with some handy Crime-Stopper tips. If you know of anybody in possession of a roach clip or a roach, be sure to give Crime-Stoppers a call. They need your help!
Croal encouraged anyone with information about illegal drugs to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
Because remember kids, teens smoking pot is the greatest security risk in the universe and it must be stopped. So be sure to give them a call and tell them all about the marijuana-using terrorists.
This has been the latest edition of Recognizing Reefer Madness and Pro-Drug War Propaganda.
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