IT'S TIME TO STOP LEGAL DRUG DEALING

I am beside myself every time I drive through town and I have to look
at a so-called medical pot dispensary. Call it what it is. Legal drug
dealing.

Not only do we have to protect our children from people who abuse
alcohol and prescription drugs, we now have to protect them from a
bunch of potheads who are making one more thing that much more
accessible to young people trying to make a place for themselves in
this world. What happened to the war on drugs? Did people really
forget what this does to our children? Why is it that this country is
allowing doctors to over-prescribe medications and deal pot?

Our government gave people the opportunity to legally grow and sell
pot and still that's not good enough for them. Give them and inch they
take a mile. And to think our great country is allowing it.

Maybe in rare cases some people who suffer from diseases benefit from
smoking pot. The majority of people are complaining of back pain,
stress, and this and that. Get over it. Get off the couch for a change
and try exercising.

It is time for people to start voting against the legalization of drug
dealing. We need to stand up for our children's future. The future I
see for my children is not to go shopping at Walmart only to see Peter
Pothead selling his magical rainbow foliage. When are our government
officials going to open their eyes and put a stop to this? There needs
to be stricter guidelines and limitations.

Brenda Massingham, Redding