GRASS VS. GROG

I attended Hempfest in Myrtle Edwards Park last weekend, and really
enjoyed myself. I couldn't help but note that no one was murdered,
raped or beaten, nor were any businesses destroyed. Despite the fact
that a large amount of people at the event were under the influence
of an illegal substance.

Compare that to the behavior of alcohol-saturated revelers at Mardi
Gras in Pioneer Square, an event with only a small fraction of
participants of Hempfest.

How many times do we have to witness the brutality of a drunken mob,
before we admit to the hypocrisy of imprisoning nonviolent citizens
who enjoy marijuana?

Thomas Kinnebrew, Everett