DECLARE A TRUCE IN WAR ON DRUGS

Re: The sheriff's "lack of deputies" story by Larry Kahn in the Nov. 20
Keynoter.

The sheriff claims he needs more deputies. I don't know how many deputies
the sheriff has but I know how to cut the number he needs substantially.

Declare a truce in the war on drugs. Start with the people who need
marijuana (because of the reaction to their AIDS medication) and the people
on chemotherapy (because of cancer) and the terminally ill who simply want
to die comfortably.

The Sheriff's Log has many arrests for possession of a controlled substance
and/or probation violation (also drug related).

If the sheriff stopped the exploitation of addicts, who knows, maybe he
wouldn't need so many cops.