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SentLTE-Digest Thursday, September 19 2013 Volume 13 : Number 035

001 LTE: Re: 'Shame on you, Sheila Polk'
    From: Kirk Muse <>
002 LTE: Re: 'SCOTTSDALE'S FIRST MEDICAL-POT CLINIC IS OPEN'
    From: Kirk Muse <>
003 LTE: Re: 'LET'S MAKE POT'S DANGERS CLEAR' (9-16-13).
    From: Kirk Muse <>
004 LTE: Re: 'SCOTTSDALE'S FIRST MEDICAL-POT CLINIC IS OPEN' (Correction)
    From: Kirk Muse <>
005 LTE: Re: 'Our new crime-riddled 'Five C's' and what to do about them'
    From: Kirk Muse <>


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Subj: 001 LTE: Re: 'Shame on you, Sheila Polk'
From: Kirk Muse <>
Date: Sun, 15 Sep 2013 14:06:29 -0700

To the Editor of The Camp Verde Bugle:

Thanks for publishing Suzanne Lee's thoughtful letter: "Shame on you, 
Sheila Polk" (8-14-13).

For those who think that marijuana prohibition somehow protects our 
children and society, I'd like them to view this short You Tube video 
featuring former California Superior Court
Judge James P. Gray:
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http://tinyurl.com/6m3qmxh*

You will see that marijuana prohibition substantially increases all 
other crime.  Back in the 1960's police solved more than ninety percent 
of all homicides.  Today they solve just over sixty percent of all 
murders.  Why?  Because of our so-called war on drugs.  There are great 
financial incentives for police to make drug busts and confiscate the 
drug dealers money and property but no financial incentive to solve 
rapes or murders.

Kirk Muse
1741 S. Clearview Ave.
Mesa, AZ 85209
(480) 396-3399

Thank you for considering this letter for publication.

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Subj: 002 LTE: Re: 'SCOTTSDALE'S FIRST MEDICAL-POT CLINIC IS OPEN'
From: Kirk Muse <>
Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2013 11:30:45 -0700

To the Editor of The Arizona Republic:

Re: "SCOTTSDALE'S FIRST MEDICAL-POT CLINIC IS OPEN"
(9-16-13).

Suppose there was only one place in Scottsdale to purchase alcohol.
How much would it cost? A lot. Just like marijuana is today in the 
dispensaries.

If I knew marijuana would cost $400 an ounce at the medical marijuana 
dispensaries, I would not have voted for the proposition.

Kirk Muse
Mesa
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Subj: 003 LTE: Re: 'LET'S MAKE POT'S DANGERS CLEAR' (9-16-13).
From: Kirk Muse <>
Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2013 11:46:54 -0700

To the Editor of The Arizona Republic:

I'm writing about Sheila Polk's not-so-thoughtful oped: "LET'S MAKE 
POT'S DANGERS CLEAR" (9-16-13).

Suppose cannabis is as dangerous as Polk claims. Why does she want it to 
remain distributed and controlled by criminal gangs?

Our annual tobacco vs cannabis kill ratio is greater than 400,000 to
zero. Why doesn't Polk call for the prohibition of tobacco that contains 
nicotine?

Perhaps because prohibition doesn't work. It never has and never will.

Kirk Muse
1741 S. Clearview Ave.
Mesa, AZ 85209
(480) 396-3399

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Subj: 004 LTE: Re: 'SCOTTSDALE'S FIRST MEDICAL-POT CLINIC IS OPEN' (Correction)
From: Kirk Muse <>
Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2013 16:37:07 -0700

To the Editor of The Arizona Republic:

Re: "SCOTTSDALE'S FIRST MEDICAL-POT CLINIC IS OPEN"
(9-16-13).

Suppose there was only one place in Scottsdale to purchase alcohol.
How much would it cost? A lot. Just like marijuana is today in the 
dispensaries.

If I knew marijuana would cost $350 an ounce at the medical marijuana 
dispensaries, I would not have voted for the proposition.

Kirk Muse
Mesa
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Subj: 005 LTE: Re: 'Our new crime-riddled 'Five C's' and what to do about them'
From: Kirk Muse <>
Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 11:28:42 -0700

To the Editor of The East Valley Tribune:

I am writing about Bill Richardson's thoughtful column: "Our new 
crime-riddled 'Five C's' and what to do about them" (9-18-13).

I have no doubt that serious crime is linked to organized crime. From 
1920 to 1933 the majority of our serious crime was
linked to alcohol prohibition. When we terminated alcohol prohibition 
our overall crime rate declined dramatically.

Do I suggest that all drugs should be sold like they were 100 years ago 
in grocery stores and pharmacies with no questions asked? No.

For hard drugs like heroin, meth and cocaine I suggest that we adopt the 
Swiss drug policy.  Switzerland used to have a very serious heroin 
addiction problem.  Now their heroin problem is a small fraction of what 
it used to be.

Did the Swiss government get really tough on drug dealers and addicts? No.

In 1994, Switzerland started an experimental program to sell heroin 
addicts the drug at very low cost, even giving it to the addicts who 
couldn't afford it.  In 2008, 68 percent of the Swiss voted to make the 
program permanent.

Have Swiss heroin-addiction rates skyrocketed? No, they have fallen 
dramatically.

And so has their overall crime rate.

For the record, I have never even seen cocaine, meth or heroin, (except 
on TV) let alone used it.  But I was offered free samples of these 
drugs by my marijuana suppliers.
Yet I have never been offered a free sample of whiskey, rum or vodka 
when buying wine.

For those who think we can win the war on drugs if we just try harder I 
suggest they Google or got toYoutube.com and search for
"Retired police captain demolished the war on drugs."

Kirk Muse
1741 S. Clearview Ave.
Mesa, AZ 85209
(480) 396-3399

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