Pubdate: Mon, 26 Mar 2012
Source: New York Daily News (NY)
Copyright: 2012 Daily News, L.P.
Contact:  http://www.nydailynews.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/295
Author: Adam Stein

END THE PHONY-REEFER MADNESS

Re "Whack weed" (editorial, March 21): Of course synthetic marijuana 
is horrific, but it exists only because we insist on perpetuating 
prohibition. Why don't we let adults decide whether to use cannabis? 
Legalize it, and stop spending police resources on arresting people 
and forcing law-abiding citizens to buy from illicit sources because 
they prefer cannabis to alcohol, tobacco or pharmaceutical 
medications? Let the police focus on real crimes - they will still 
have plenty of work to do.

Adam Stein

Teaneck, N.J.
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