STOP LIES; VOTE YES ON PROP. 5

More than 1,000 Americans die prematurely each day from tobacco use. Not
only is this tolerated, but the U.S. government gives billions, with a B,
of our tax dollars to tobacco farmers every year to ensure tobacco farmers
stay in business.

With this in mind, I can't understand why the government spends resources
much needed elsewhere to pursue, prosecute, and imprison adults who grow
and/or smoke marijuana.

Adults who currently use marijuana don't deserve to be jailed. Adults who
used it in the past deserve amnesty. Adults choosing to use marijuana in
the future should not have to fear being jailed.

The war on marijuana has brought us some police willing to use improperly
issued warrants to conduct illegal searches, houses being seized on charges
that are later dropped, warrantless intrusive searches by forward looking
infrared helicopters, and lives and families being devastated by marijuana
prohibition laws. It has even induced a former U.S. attorney for Alaska and
our current governor to put into print statements about Proposition 5 that
are easily proved as false. Both put into print that Proposition 5 requires
restitution. Absolutely not true.

Let's stop the lies and legalize. Join me in voting yes on Proposition 5
this Nov. 7. As always, voter apathy begets tyranny.

- -- James Garhart

"Lazy Mt. Jim"

Wasilla