Thank you for the "To legalize or not to legalize marijuana?"
article. It's a pity we can't post comments on it.

The problem with Mr. Suthers' position is that while he's "been on
these panels a long time," he's been there to talk about his opinions
and hasn't been there to listen to what others had to say. People
like Suthers start and finish any discussion about marijuana with
"marijuana must remain illegal," and any logic or reasoning that's
presented during the discussion is ignored. They are unable to ever
entertain the possibility that they might be wrong. Their position is
simply that "marijuana must remain illegal because marijuana must
remain illegal," and that's that.

Also, it was truly absurd to hear Mr. Coulson suggest that we "won't
need the DEA in a generation or so" if we increase what we've been
doing for the past 40 years. Humans have used marijuana for more than
10,000 years - it is not logical to think that we can ever end
marijuana use in the U.S.! The best we can do is discourage people
from using it and provide safe and legal access to it for those who
do choose to partake. And who better to do this than our
supermarkets? They know how to card their customers, they're
reputable companies, and they've proven that they have the ability
and the will to price these products at a level too low for illegal
suppliers to match.

Supermarkets are the ideal way to drive drug dealers off our streets
and bankrupt the murderous and sadistic cartels. We must retain legal
adult supermarket sales of tobacco and alcohol and allow supermarkets
to also legally sell marijuana to adults. People like you and I may
never wish to purchase these products ourselves, but we should always
insist on them being legal for supermarkets to sell to adults.

Jillian Galloway

Vail, CO Colorado