Pubdate: Thu, 07 Jul 2005 Source: Arizona Daily Star (AZ) Copyright: 2005 Pulitzer Publishing Co. Contact: http://www.azstarnet.com/star/today/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/23 Author: Frank McGee Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/pot.htm (Cannabis) Note: MAP Editor title OPEN LETTER TO SHERIFF DUPNIK Dear Sheriff Dupnik, We voted for you because we thought you to be an objective crime fighter - one who could prioritize problems and execute enforcement based on the severity of problems. Unfortunately, you seem to have let your personal challenges cloud your clear view on issues like medical marijuana. We would hope your public statements would address dangerous problems and making Pima County a safer place to live, not (be) about catching pot smokers. Your boring, ho-hum stand on drugs shows that you need to regroup your priorities. We live in a county area being eyed by the city of Tucson. While we've been satisfied with response from the Sheriff's Department, follow-up is nonexistent, all the more reason to prioritize your enforcement. Wake up, listen to the Supreme Court, what they really said and didn't say about their recent decision. Stop violent crime and people who hurt other people. Pot smokers are not in that classification. Frank McGee Pima County - --- MAP posted-by: Beth