Pubdate: Sat, 12 Nov 2011 Source: Sacramento Bee (CA) Copyright: 2011 The Sacramento Bee Contact: http://mapinc.org/url/0n4cG7L1 Website: http://www.sacbee.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/376 Author: Bob Williams MARIJUANA BRINGS TROUBLE Re "Medical pot backers sue and protest" (Page A1, Nov. 10): Does anyone actually believe that only the disabled and afflicted use this substance? For the past two decades, I have been willing to bear the expense and time of a long commute in order to enjoy the peace and quiet of the foothills. I now find myself surrounded by collectives and growers who contaminate the air with the stench of their product, disrupt the night with their barking watchdogs and turn what was once a lazy country road into a virtual freeway traveled by these "unfortunate sufferers" of God-knows-what-deserving diseases. I fear that due to a feckless Legislature and a lack of oversight created by financial shortfalls, a viable medical marijuana law would be impossible to establish at this time. Bob Williams Grass Valley - --- MAP posted-by: Richard R Smith Jr.