PROHIBITION IS STILL A BAD IDEA

What's this marijuana problem?

Does anyone remember Prohibition? Or even remember reading about it in school?

After WWI, prohibition became the law of the land, by the 18th
amendment to our Constitution. Unfortunately, enforcement of the
strict Volstead Act was a bit of a problem.

Bathtub gin and the stamping of grapes were widespread, and this era
became a period of bootlegging and unparalleled drinking (think Al
Capone and Eliot Ness), not ending until Prohibition was repealed by
the passage of the 21st amendment in 1933.

The "Noble Experiment" was over. Our federal government declared you
cannot legislate morality. Now the government regulates, inspects and taxes.

Is there any reason why marijuana should not be handled the same way?
Just as people could easily make their own booze, so can people grow
a marijuana plant. It is easier to buy a bottle than make your own
alcohol, and although I do not know how to process marijuana, there
would be a better selection and more consumer safety rules buying
through a distributor, licensed and inspected, just like alcohol.

Until some similar action is taken, I fear we will continue to hear
how each city, town and hamlet in the United States is handling the
"marijuana problem."

Richard N. Gray

Redding