THE HIGH COURT, HIGH TEENS AND STATE LAW ON MARIJUANA

I hope that this Supreme Court ruling on medical marijuana is a
wake-up call for San Diego.

In his opinion for the majority, Justice John Paul Stevens states that
"the exemption for cultivation by patients and caregivers can only
increase the supply of marijuana in the California market." That is
very accurate.

I drove by a marijuana dispensary one day and saw a bunch of kids
standing around just outside the entrance. It looked like a teen
center. Yet the owner has plans for seven more dispensaries soon. I
sincerely hope that this ruling puts people like him out of business.

I have a teenage son and have seen the devastation marijuana use
causes to families. I have seen some of my son's friends lose all
interest in things they were once passionate about; friends, family
life, sports and school is no longer important to them.

Is our city going to continue to ignore that it is enabling this known
harmful substance to be so easily in the hands of kids?

Robert Brown,

Oceanside