ALCOHOL A BIGGER ISSUE THAN DOPE

Editor:

My colleague Chief DiPino supports marijuana prohibition but never
explained why. I know our profession is given $13 billion per year to
pursue and arrest the Willie Nelsons and Michael Phelps of our
country. This prohibition generates good job security and overtime
which are even more important in our recession economy. The Mexican
drug cartels and thousands of teen dealers also support marijuana for
the same reason as Chief DiPino; namely the money.

Certainly it was my police experience that marijuana is a much safer
drug than alcohol for both the user and those around them. Chief
DiPino and others in the prohibition crowd essentially drive many
people to drink which everyone knows is much more dangerous than
marijuana. Sad that money trumps common sense.

Howard Wooldridge

Adamstown. Md.

(The writer is a retired detective/officer.)