Pubdate: Wed, 20 Jan 2016 Source: Los Angeles Times (CA) Copyright: 2016 Los Angeles Times Contact: http://www.latimes.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/248 Author: Stan White Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v16/n034/a02.html COLORADO LIGHTS THE WAY ON POT It's difficult for Coloradans to imagine California's quagmire regarding medical cannabis since we completely re-legalized the plant. ("Los Angeles needs a new medical marijuana policy," editorial, Jan. 18) Colorado residents who wish to use cannabis for an array of medical and health conditions simply purchase it over the counter - without any chaos and without a doctor or a state permit, which amount to paying extortion money for protection against police. Once California also legalizes cannabis, treating it like the relatively safe, beneficial, therapeutic plant that it is, the chaos will disappear. Stan White, Dillon, Colo. - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom