Pubdate: Fri, 09 Mar 2012 Source: Denver Post (CO) Copyright: 2012 Stan White Contact: http://www.denverpost.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/122 Author: Stan White Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v12/n164/a08.html CONSIDERING THE COST OF MARIJUANA PROHIBITION Re: "Ballot effort cost a bundle," March 1 news story. Considering how much cannabis (marijuana) prohibition costs citizens of Colorado, both monetarily and otherwise, the cost of ending one of America's worst policy failures in history is a deal at any price. And that cost is being paid for by people who are simply tired of being discriminated against. If The Denver Post printed an honest, thorough cost analysis of cannabis prohibition's real price tag, it might even cause more Republicans to become active in ending the wasteful, expensive farce. Stan White, Dillon - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom