Pubdate: Mon, 23 Dec 2013
Source: Fort Collins Coloradoan (CO)
Copyright: 2013 The Fort Collins Coloradoan
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Author: Stan White

SMITH OFF BASE WHEN HE SAYS MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION HASN'T CHANGED CRIME

Larimer County Sheriff Justin Smith is mistaken ("Marijuana arrests
plummet 65 percent after legalization," Dec. 8) when speaking about
re-legalizing the plant cannabis (marijuana) in Colorado, saying, "It
certainly hasn't done anything to reduce crime."

In fact, it has done plenty, ending the crime of caging responsible
adults for using a relatively safe God-given plant. According to the
article, it reduced that crime 65 percent. And make no mistake, caging
humans for using what God says is good on the first page of the Bible
is a crime.

Stan White, Dillon
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