Pubdate: Thu, 15 Jan 2015 Source: Los Angeles Times (CA) Copyright: 2015 Los Angeles Times Contact: http://www.latimes.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/248 Author: Jill Chapin HOT OVER POT STANCE Re "Feinstein adamantly against pot," Jan. 14 Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) reminds me of the dowager at Downton who was dragged into the 20th century kicking and screaming over the newfangled invention of a telephone because she didn't understand it. Feinstein needs to jump into the 21st century to more accurately come to grips with all that we now know about marijuana consumption. If she really is concerned about the dangers of ingesting foreign substances, perhaps she should first explain her silence about the thousands of deaths each year from properly prescribed prescription drugs. Jill Chapin Santa Monica - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom