Pubdate: Tue, 27 Jul 2010 Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (PA) Copyright: 2010 PG Publishing Co., Inc. Contact: http://drugsense.org/url/pm4R4dI4 Website: http://www.post-gazette.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/341 Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v10/n548/a01.html Author: Howard J Wooldridge POT'S A DISTRACTION As a retired police officer, I heartily agree with PG columnist Tony Norman ("Legalized Pot? Like Getting Bonged in the Head," July 13) that marijuana should be treated like alcohol, i.e., legal, regulated and taxed. My profession will arrest more deadly DUIs and more child molesters when we stop arresting 800,000 marijuana users and suppliers each year. The police can once again focus on our original mission: public safety. HOWARD J. WOOLDRIDGE Adamstown, Md. - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake