'THE SCOURGE OF PROHIBITION'

The government that cries marijuana has reclaimed the cudgel; the scourge
of prohibition is rearmed. The court's decision to refute claims that
patients are entitled to the protection of our Constitution is most odious.
They again become criminals in the eyes of Washington. Reopen Manzanar and
fill it with medicinal cannabis users.

A secondary effect of prohibition that should be of concern to all
Americans is that with the government spreading false propaganda, the
populace is required to swallow lies whole. The country that is trained in
being led with lies will find misfortune.

Had Jefferson, Washington et al. been here to see this, they would by now
be unpacking the crates of AK-47s.

- - Jay Bergstrom, Forest Ranch