PROHIBITION LEAVES DRUG UNREGULATED

Thanks for publishing Neal Levine's thoughtful letter "Prohibition has
failed the nation" [Voices, May 19].

I'd like to add that marijuana prohibition causes marijuana to be
completely unregulated, untaxed and controlled by criminals -- just
like alcohol was when it was illegal.

And, just like alcohol was when it was illegal, today's marijuana is
of unknown quality, unknown purity and unknown potency.

Kirk Muse

Mesa, Ariz.