LAWS CLEAR ON MEDICINAL POT

Regarding the June 11 story, "Growing suspicions; Thanks to alert
neighbors, police find prolific pot-growing operation in Vancouver
house," a black-market grow ruining a home is not a good thing. Theft
of power is stealing. I've no arguments there. All bad stuff, no doubt.

You know what else is bad? How about when Task Force Commander Mike
Cooke off-handedly slams medicinal cannabis as a charade and then
makes statements that indicate he doesn't know what the medicinal
cannabis laws are in this state? That scares me more than a
black-market pot grow.

I find Cooke's comments wholly disingenuous and verging on
malfeasance.

I would guess it would take Cooke about five minutes to have my phone
number and address. So, Cooke -- grab Cleve Thompson, the county's drug
and alcohol program manager, and drop in. I'd be more than happy to
school you guys on RCW 69.51a and Senate Bill 5073. All I ask is you
come by at a decent hour and knock.

Jim Kennedy

Vanco