POT VS. ALCOHOL

I am not pro-marijuana, nor am I anti-alcohol. After reading accounts
about public celebrations in Santa Cruz, I have made some
observations. Five-thousand people drinking ends up with police in
riot gear with batons at the ready and some people committing acts of
vandalism, DUIs, fighting and even a shooting or stabbing.
Five-thousand people smoking pot are happy, hugging and hungry. And
as your photo showed, the police were not in riot gear and certainly
don't look too stressed. It makes me think even law enforcement
recognizes the different effects pot and alcohol have on the mood of
the people at a festive event.

Greg Tedesco

Capitola