Pubdate: Fri, 03 Mar 2006 Source: Berkshire Eagle, The (Pittsfield, MA) Copyright: 2006 New England Newspapers, Inc. Contact: http://www.berkshireeagle.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/897 Author: Elaine M. Hunter Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v06/n256/a10.html?296769 SUPPORT CAPELESS IN CRACKDOWN ON DRUGS To the Editor of THE EAGLE:- In an op-ed column in Wednesday's Eagle by Peter Martin of Sheffield, it's stated that those charged with dealing drugs in Great Barrington are "going to stand trial for selling and using very small amounts of marijuana." The truth is that they are charged with selling drugs, including cocaine, ecstasy and marijuana. And the amounts involved? For the marijuana dealers, its pre-packaged bags of the stuff. No one is charged with selling any marijuana joints. I hardly think that maintaining a policy that has been in effect for 15 years is "political posturing." If you think it's OK for your kids to smoke marijuana and it should be legalized, that's your mistake to make. But I don't want your kids, or anyone else's, selling marijuana or any other drugs to my children. That is why I support District Attorney Capeless and I hope he will be our DA for a good long time. Elaine M. Hunter - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom