Pubdate: Fri, 12 Dec 2014
Source: Washington Post (DC)
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Author: Howard Wooldridge
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v14/n909/a02.html

TREAT POT THE SAME AS BEER

December 11 at 5:26 PM

Regarding Samuel T. Wilkinson's Dec. 7 op-ed, "Big Pot?":

As a retired detective and co-founder of Law Enforcement Against 
Prohibition, I understand Dr. Wilkinson's concerns about marijuana.

It should be given the same respect, laws and regulations as beer. 
What are the advantages of the current policy, in which drug cartels 
produce and distribute marijuana and thousands of teens are selling 
it off sidewalks and in schools? Is Dr. Wilkinson worried about 
replacing bloodthirsty cartels with government rules? That deserves 
more explanation.

Howard Wooldridge, Adamstown, Md.
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