Pubdate: Tue, 25 Jan 2011 Source: Evansville Courier & Press (IN) Copyright: 2011 The Evansville Courier Company Contact: http://www.courierpress.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/138 Author: Robert L. Smith U.S. SHOULD ABANDON WAR ON MARIJUANA To the editor: Sunday's column by Brian Howey about our marijuana laws did not pose the important question: When is this insanity going to end? It's obvious the so-called "War on Drugs" is not winnable. Estimates are that the U.S. is spending almost $14 billion per year on enforcing marijuana laws. When are the politicians going to start collecting taxes on the billions in lost revenue and stop putting people in jail for something that can be grown anywhere? Robert L. Smith Boonville, Ind. - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake