PROSECUTE DRIVERS, DON'T PERSECUTE POT USERS

Dear editor,

It is commendable to stop citizens from driving while honestly
impaired (Feds To Take On Drugged Drivers, Nov. 17, 2006), as long as
citizens who use marijuana responsibly are not targeted for simply
having trace amounts of THC in their body. Just like responsible
alcohol consumers having alcohol in their body may pass impairment
tests, so too should cannabis consumers. Discriminating responsible
cannabis users able to walk-the-line is unacceptable. This is
important since various jurisdictions in North America, have attempted
enacting laws targeting citizens with any trace amount of THC in their
body as being impaired, yet is not a clear case of impairment.

Stan White

Dillon, Colorado