POLICE TIME WASTED ON POT

Re "DEA raids 10 pot shops," July 26

I'd like to know whether the city is being reimbursed by the federal
government for the use of Los Angeles police officers in recent
medical marijuana raids. It's shocking that city taxpayers, who
overwhelmingly support medical marijuana, are asked to subsidize the
federal government's violation of our state's sovereignty and attack
on the will of its voters while the city can't even get its fair
share of federal transportation funds.

The City Council should immediately pass a law banning L.A. police
officers from participating in Drug Enforcement Administration raids
of medical marijuana facilities, even when that participation is
limited to perimeter security and traffic control.

Joseph Magazenni

Los Angeles