Pubdate: Tue, 16 Nov 2010 Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch (MO) Copyright: 2010 Stan White Contact: http://drugsense.org/url/qFJNhZNm Website: http://www.stltoday.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/418 Author: Stan White Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v10/n930/a04.html GET IN GEAR Regarding Bill McClellan's "It would be great if state went to pot" (Nov. 12): If Missouri is going to be the first state to offer tourists a joint it must get it in gear. California's Proposition 19 organizers already are planning another proposition for 2012. Colorado also is preparing initiatives for 2012 to legalize the relatively safe, God-given cannabis plant. Massachusetts, Washington, Oregon, Nevada and others may join it. Becoming the first state could appeal to America's competitive spirit and may help get cannabis legalized sooner. As a Colorado cannabis activist and citizen, I challenge Missouri, California and the rest of the states to a race to legalize cannabis. If I were a gamblin' man, I'd bet on Colorado by an hour. Stan White . Dillon, Colo. - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake