Pubdate: Mon, 18 May 2015
Source: San Bernardino Sun (CA)
Copyright: 2015 Los Angeles Newspaper Group
Contact:  http://www.sbsun.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1417
Author: Susan Soares

HYPOCRISY OF PROHIBITION

It's past time to end marijuana prohibition in California. How did we 
become the state that sits back and learns from other states, as Gov. 
Jerry Brown counseled on "Meet the Press?"

I love California because it's mostly a progressive, forward-leaning, 
trend-setting place to live, but our leader's position on legalizing 
marijuana is so 1970s.

Marijuana prohibition is hypocritical at best. Our kids know that and 
we know that. Who really thinks that marijuana is worse than alcohol? 
Our federal government thinks it's worse than heroin. I've never met 
anyone that believes that is true. In fact, the United States, 
through the Department of Health and Human Services, owns a patent on 
cannabinoids (active compounds in marijuana).

The question people need to ask themselves is why would our 
government want to keep this plant out of our hands. Do a little 
research and then get out and vote in 2016.

Susan Soares, Los Angeles
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