Re. "Pot should remain illegal" by Xander Vinogradov, letters, May 12

At the risk of sounding condescending, I'm proud of you, Mr. Vinogradov for standing ground in your support for keeping marijuana illegal, despite the influence of your "rasta-wearing blunt smoking" peers! I'm a local middle school mom (probably old enough to be your mother) who shares your concerns about the impact of hastily drafted and difficult-to-enforce regulations regarding marijuana cultivation and use. Three years ago, as a Michigan resident, I was among the minority who voted against legalizing medical marijuana. At the time, Colorado and California were leading the charge, and the people of Michigan followed. Having lived here for two years now, my warnings to out-of-state friends about the unintended consequences of their decisions at the ballot box are data based.

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