WHY ARE VIRTUALLY INNOCENT PEOPLE BEING PUNISHED?

I'M SO glad you said "Pot is already virtually decriminalized..." in your
response to my May 31 letter. That was my thought exactly. That, of course,
was before a good friend and medical user was busted. I knew it could be me
next. I watch many being busted and it makes me scared. As long as the laws
are not changed, many medical users like me are at target.

We don't harm anyone, we cause no damage to anyone, yet so much money is
being wasted prosecuting us. People think "well, they have bigger fish to
fry," which is so true, but every day people just like me are being busted.
If marijuana is already virtually decriminalized, then why is this law
still on the books? And why are virtually innocent people being punished
for something virtually not a crime?

Lynn Harichy

(Maybe some middle ground can be found.)

Checked-by: Richard Lake