Pubdate: Sat, 06 Jun 2009
Source: Gilroy Dispatch, The (CA)
Copyright: 2009 The Gilroy Dispatch
Contact:  http://www.gilroydispatch.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/3377
Author: Sarah Whitely
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v09/n521/a11.html

LET GO OF THE STEREOTYPES AND APPROVE MEDICAL MARIJUANA JOINT

Dear Editor,

This is regarding your "Medical marijuana for sale?" article 
published on May 14 written by Chris Bone. I worked for and with both 
Batzi Kuburovich and Neil Forrest at Century 21 in Morgan Hill, first 
in administration and then as a Realtor, so my perspective was unique 
and penetrating.

I can't imagine two people more suited to establishing a well-run, 
tightly managed enterprise such as they are interested in undertaking 
in Gilroy, one that would elevate the dispersion of medical marijuana 
to those legally entitled and in need of its benefits. And it is a 
no-brainer that a business of this kind, if successful, brings needed 
revenue to the host city and puts a big dent in the profits realized 
by the rampant illegal peddlers whose criminal mission is to 
"up-sell" clients to more potent and deadly drugs.

Let's get real and get past the mentality that the many people 
qualified to purchase from such clinics end up shooting heroin or 
holding up banks. If you want to see a real drug problem, then check 
out the Gilroy Safeway after 10 p.m.

Sarah Whitely, Gilroy
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