LEGALIZE MARIJUANA

To the Editor:

I am tired of the negativity in current headlines concerning
marijuana. I advocate organizing the McHenry County Cannabis
Co-operative.

Hypocritical marijuana-prohibition laws discourage networking and
prevent establishment of legal businesses. Cannabis proponents are
therefore isolated and oppressed Americans. But our interests could
bring us together: helping individuals and the community to thrive.

Legalization would eliminate the enormous burden of controlling
importation and conversely would produce tax revenue. Legalization
would get rid of marijuana's gateway status; taking it out of the
hands of the underworld and making it as legal as alcohol, which makes
sense because pot is far less dangerous than beer.

A cannabis co-op could be open to adults living in the county.
Standing committees might include regulatory, financial, agricultural
units 1 and 2, membership/sweat-equity, and newsletter/IT.

The first agricultural unit could profitably farm non-psychotropic
hemp. Hemp's products range from paper and biomass to delicious,
nutritional baked goods.

The second agricultural unit could produce psychotropic strains of
marijuana graded for medicinal or recreational purposes. Excess
psychotropic marijuana would be sold and the tax income could
contribute to state economics.

Visualize completely legal marijuana, Illinois.

Margaret Casserly

Woodstock