Pubdate: Sat, 16 Jan 2016 Source: Alaska Dispatch News (AK) Copyright: 2016 Alaska Dispatch Publishing Contact: http://www.adn.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/18 Note: Anchorage Daily News until July '14 Author: Bruce Scotland Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v16/n024/a10.html SMOKING BAN IN WASILLA I couldn't help but smile as I read your article, "Wasilla moves forward toward ban on sales of marijuana." Whenever friends in my age group discuss why we might leave the state, I always counter with, "but you wouldn't have Wasilla." Think of all they have given us: the Palins, a great ferry tale that you couldn't make up, and now this. I can't help but imagining that, right beyond city boundaries, there will be marijuana stores akin to Gorilla Fireworks to add a dash of class to a city that is already a visual treat to drive through. I wonder how many tourists have double-checked their maps while barreling through the pulsing heart of that majestic land. I think Wasilla should encourage billboards just to hide the buildings. And now the city that may have the shortest book of building codes outside of New Delhi, a city that has no idea how it's going to pay for the ferry fiasco, is going to mount its miniature moral pony and ensure that there shall be no dope sold or consumed in its fair city. This reasoning will surely deter someone from driving past the beloved Mug Shot to purchase a smoke. And that, my friends, will surely ensure public safety. - - Bruce Scotland Eagle River - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom