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Letter: City's cannabis stance should be applauded

Dear Editor: Re: “This Bud’s for you?” Feature, Oct. 20; “City council sticks by anti-pot position,” News, Oct. 25.
Richmond News
Chak Au
A “Marijuana Legalization Concern Group” was launched by individuals, including Coun. Chak Au, asking the federal government to postpone or suspend the July, 2018 deadline for marijuana legalization. File photo

Dear Editor:

Re: “This Bud’s for you?” Feature, Oct. 20; “City council sticks by anti-pot position,” News, Oct. 25.

I take exception to the notion that because there are  various vices in Richmond, which incidentally I detest, that marijuana should be accepted as well.

By this logic, if a person develops diabetes, he or she might as well get cancer too.

I applaud and support Mayor Malcolm Brodie and Richmond City Council, in particular Coun. Chak Au and Coun. Bill McNulty, for their courageous stance in defending Richmond as a safe, drug-free, family-friendly city.

Your efforts will no doubt be remembered by concerned voters come election time.

Charles Lee

Richmond