Dear Members of the PBS list: I mostly lurk, but I'm going to add to this discussion for a reason: I value this list because I value other people's opinions and experiences, precisely because they are different from mine. If I didn't value other people's different opinions, the only reason to belong would be to brag about how well I do with my plants. Well, I'm not perfect, and amazingly enough, I don't expect other people to be either. When the "discussion" gets to the point that members start writing of not posting anymore, it has gone too far. We all lose. Mary Sue and company do a lot of work, and their thank you is the continuation of the result of their work, which is the PBS list. Well, they do get thanked once in a while, but not as much as they deserve. And, yes, I'm guilty of that too. That said, do I have opinions? Of course. Prohibition doesn't work, whether it is alcohol, drugs like marijuana, guns, or even plants. It does slow down the spread of such things, and sometimes gives government agencies time enough to work out a strategy of response. Whether or not the price you pay for government action is more than the cost of no government action may be open to different opinions. William Aley has given an insider's view of how the system works. I don't like the system, think it needs many changes, but, I'm not involved in the day-to-day operations of the system, and he is. Complaining to the PBS list, or to him, is almost certainly less effective than expressing your opinion to your congressman or senator. Hint, hint. You might also keep in mind that the PBS list doesn't just serve one country, it goes around the world, and so does what you say. As Mr Aley has already mentioned, what you post will be seen by anyone searching similar topics--I've already been referred to comments I've previously posted while searching for information on various things. It can be a little scary. So, please, keep having "differences of opinion", but express them in a way that adds to understanding, not causing people to feel they need to defend themselves. If you do things differently, see things differently than I do or see them, my way may be better, or it may not. I can learn from the way you do things, the way you see things. Perhaps the reverse is true. Ken