RETIRED OFFICER: LEGALIZE AND REGULATE POT

As a retired police officer, I heartily agree with Andrew Lisa's column
"The latest drug war is just smoke and mirrors" (DJ-3/1). The DEA going
after bongs and pipes is a horrible waste of good police resources. As a
cop, I never went to one call generated by the use of marijuana. Out of
2,000 accidents I handled, none involved someone high on pot. Marijuana is
not a societal problem and its prohibition diverts the "Thin Blue Line"
away from more serious matters like drunken drivers and rapists. We need to
legalize and regulate it ASAP.

Officer Howard J. Wooldridge (ret)
Austin, Texas