MARIJUANA BUSTS WASTE VALUABLE POLICE TIME

The author of Tuesday's letter titled "Be cautious about legalizing
marijuana" defends marijuana prohibition based on the possibility it
could be harmful.

I understand a liberal's desire to protect citizens from cradle to
grave against harm. But horseback riding will kill many more people
this year than using marijuana. Should we make that illegal?
Cigarettes kill a few people in Wisconsin every day. Should we make
that illegal?

Speaking as a Michigan police officer, now retired, public safety is
reduced as my profession spends tens of thousands of hours searching
for and arresting adults using marijuana in their own homes. These
police hours would be better spent arresting deadly drunken drivers
and child molesters.

Howard Wooldridge

Merrimac