THE HIGHER PRICE OF CANNABIS PROHIBITION

Many Boulder Weekly editions have exposed the price of prohibition (Re:
"The price of prohibition," Liberty Beat, July 21), but there is another
higher price that must be grasped.

The price of cannabis prohibition is freedom of religion.

People have used cannabis for spiritual religious reasons throughout
history. That the U.S. would prohibit this spiritually implicated plant is
a blatant failure to allow an environment conducive to honest freedom of
religion.

Fact is, the U.S. government has done much to perpetuate a dark, bloody,
Biblically sinful battle to eliminate cannabis and the cannabis culture.
This isn't just a corporation lying about a product; this is a government
stating they promote freedom of religion, yet deny my historical legitimate
religious culture that is acceptable to Christ God Our Father.

That is many things, but that's not freedom of religion. By extension, the
price of cannabis prohibition is peace. My culture believes cannabis is the
tree of life as written about in Revelation 22 and is for the healing of
the nations. Without the tree of life, what will heal the nations?
Exterminate cannabis, the tree of life, and how will the nations heal?

The cost of cannabis prohibition is higher than the buzz itself.

Truthfully,

Stan White/Dillon