Pubdate: Wed, 29 Apr 2015
Source: Alaska Dispatch News (AK)
Copyright: 2015 Alaska Dispatch Publishing
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Author: Bill McCord

POT SCARE TACTICS ARE FALSE

Alaska's politicos and various allied morality police betray a 
prevailing public trust: they presently sabotage voters' intent to 
decriminalize production and use of marijuana. The current soapboxing 
and grandstanding about control and regulation increase corruption 
opportunities; likewise, massive regulation invites furthered criminalization.

Anyone who's lived more than a couple decades will recognize the 
contrived health scare tactics: Protect consumers, and their 
children, from the long-term effects. First of all, there is no 
established scientific research, primarily because the government 
refused to permit legitimate research, or relax federal prohibitions. 
In fact, there is substantial anecdotal "research" generated by 
desperate medical needs that makes the current health scares look silly.

The only palpable signs of addiction in this controversy are 
politicians' attachments to myths and fabrications. They cannot give 
up their intoxication with power and control - in spite of the facts.

- - Bill McCord

Haines
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