Re "Legalize marijuana for recreational use" (Let Freedom Ring, Nov. 27):

In Colorado, sales of retail marijuana have reaped about $18.9 million in state taxes from January through June. Crime is down. Housing prices up. Unemployment down. Sales tax revenue up. And we're spending less time on incarcerating fellow Americans for pot in their pockets and more time creating jobs. Start smart: join us at the Marijuana Business Academy. If you dare. Let's be very clear: MJ is "legal" in Florida already and has been for 23 years. Don't believe the hype. Read. Learn. Know. Don't fall for the lobbyist trap. Take your American liberties or they will never be yours to hold.

KC Stark

Colorado Springs

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