SAFETY REDUCED BY POLICE CHASING POT

During my 18 years as a police officer in Michigan I saw how marijuana
prohibition reduced public safety. As my colleagues spent their
midnight shifts looking for a baggie of pot under some kid's seat, the
deadly DUI sailed on by and killed more. As detectives flew around in
planes looking for a pot garden, they were missing the child molesters
near the playground. Note that during my 18 years of service I went to
zero calls generated by the use of pot.

Marijuana, like all mind-altering drugs, is a poor choice. Having the
police chase adult users dramatically reduces public safety in Oregon.

Howard J. Wooldridge

Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (retired)

Washington, D.C.