WASTED

I enjoyed Schoenkopf's piece on marijuana. The only item I would add regards
public safety. As a police officer, I know that every hour spent looking for
pot by officers reduces public safety. This year, we will spend roughly 10
million hours looking for pot under a kid's front seat--after we already know
that driver is not intoxicated. Meanwhile, drunk drivers sail past these
traffic stops and kill 18,000 innocent people.

Officer Howard J. Wooldridge (retired)

Member, Law Enforcement Against Prohibition ( www.leap.cc )

Fort Worth, Texas