Pubdate: Tue, 14 Jan 2014
Source: Door County Advocate (WI)
Copyright: 2014 Door County Advocate
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Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1572
Author: Stan White

PERILS OF POT ARE VASTLY OVERSTATED

I strongly disagree with Ruth Marcus' column, "The perils of legalized
pot," (Jan 4). It's ridiculous using children as an excuse to cage
responsible adults who use the relatively safe God-given plant
cannabis (marijuana).

Will Marcus be lobbying to cage responsible wine and beer drinkers
next? Further, claiming, "society will not be better off" by
legalizing cannabis is silly. Cannabis prohibition is responsible for
increased hard drug addiction rates, contempt for drug laws, eroded
constitutional rights, escalated prison populations, corrupt
politicians, race discrimination, prohibiting free American farmers
from growing hemp (even though communist Chinese farmers grow it),
costs trillions of dollars and the list is growing faster than the
plant itself.

The sooner America ends cannabis prohibition the sooner the sky will
stop falling in.

Stan White

Dillon, Colorado
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