SPEAKING WITH ONE VOICE

Re: "Marijuana goes to court," Nov. 28 editorial.

I believe it is time for The Denver Post to rethink its position on the
medical marijuana issue. Although I could argue that your editorial staff
has taken the wrong side of this debate for many reasons, one overriding
reason speaks louder than any - we the people have spoken.

In eight states where some form of this amendment has been proposed, it has
passed every time, first time. I am offended by your assertion that somehow
the people do not know what they are do ing when they vote. Could it be
that a majority of us realize marijuana is not as dangerous as the
government would have us believe? The current classification of marijuana
is more restrictive than opiates for medicinal use. On the face of it, this
makes no sense.

It is time for our elected officials and judges, indeed all people and
institutions, to accept that in every case where voters have had a chance
to speak their minds about this, we are speaking with one voice. With that
being said, it would be wise for the courts not to seek ways to overturn
the will of the people, but rather to find a way to permit the will of the
people to be expressed.

Byron Bergman, Littleton