LEGALIZE, TAX MARIJUANA

The time has come to legalize and tax marijuana in the state of
Oregon. If it is OK to rely on gambling, alcohol and tobacco for
revenue, then there is no difference in licensing the right to grow
your own dope. Our poor local SWAT team will have to find another
reason to kick in people's doors. All they have to do is read "1984"
for inspiration.

Oregon's addiction to tax dollars supersedes even the horrors depicted
in the film "Reefer Madness." Let's do it. I should think a $100
license every year for the right to grow your own should bring in
millions for our strapped state, and reduce a lot of drug trafficking
to boot.

NORM MAXWELL

Lorane