Pubdate: Sat, 08 Oct 2011 Source: San Francisco Chronicle (CA) Copyright: 2011 Hearst Communications Inc. Contact: http://www.sfgate.com/chronicle/submissions/#1 Website: http://www.sfgate.com/chronicle/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/388 Author: Christina Stockton A WASTE OF FEDERAL RESOURCES Concerning U.S. attorneys sending threatening letters to California pot dispensaries to shut down within 45 days or face draconian prosecution, isn't it time for marijuana to be removed from the Schedule I category? Marijuana use does not lead to heroin, as was once erroneously thought by paranoid lawmakers in the 1930s. My mother was prescribed marijuana by her doctor to help maintain a good quality of life before she died of cancer last year. Finally, don't U.S. attorneys have more serious crime issues on their plates? Christina Stockton, Moss Beach - --- MAP posted-by: Keith Brilhart