Pubdate: Sat, 25 Aug 2007 Source: Dallas Morning News (TX) Copyright: 2007 The Dallas Morning News Contact: http://www.dallasnews.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/117 Author: Norman Hines, III FLYING AROUND IN SEARCH OF WEED IS A WASTE Re: "Another marijuana field found near GP border," Wednesday Metro. I have no idea what it costs the taxpayers to fly a helicopter around all day looking for marijuana, which most feel should be decriminalized anyway. I'm sure the expense of this aerial assault would go a long way toward funding the needs of the extra police officers needed to patrol our streets to be able to respond to our burglar alarms. As recreational drugs, all proven less harmful than alcohol, become harder and harder to get, they'll become more expensive, resulting in even more crime. The biggest crime is such a blatant waste of our tax dollars in attacking a problem most don't even consider to be a problem. Norman Hines Iii Dallas