MARIJUANA: LEGALIZE IT TO END PROBLEMS

Being in Portland for a conference, I caught your article on medical
pot. As a police officer and detective (now retired), I learned that
people from politicians to priests break the law. Of course some of
the medical pot patients give in to temptation to sell excess pot,
since the price an ounce fetches is the same as pure gold.

When Oregon is allowed to legalize, regulate and tax marijuana for all
purposes, my profession can stop wasting time chasing pot growers. By
the way, during my 18 years of police service I was sent to zero calls
generated by the use of marijuana.

Howard J. Wooldridge

Education specialist

Law Enforcement Against Prohibition

Washington, D.C.