In the interest of being clear and honest (I know, it's a radical concept), let's acknowledge that the war on drugs does not work and never has. We could advance our efforts toward better health care, lower crime rates, more jobs and increased state revenue by decriminalizing the use of marijuana.

We know the time and money spent on law enforcement in this area does not result in ending marijuana use. Why continue to follow a failed program? Our tax dollars should be actually helping folks instead of funding the prosecution of otherwise law abiding citizens.

Denise Connally

Berlin

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