FIX DRUG LAWS

The prohibitionist in Gov. Bill Owens consistently refuses to accept the
will of Colorado citizens, despite overwhelming bipartisan backing for
credible drug-law reform. That must end. Owens should come out of the
closet and recognize the will of the voters.

With credible drug-law reform, Colorado may not need new prisons. If
cannabis were re-legalized and probationers and parolees were not sent to a
cage upon failing a pee test for using cannabis instead of cigarettes or
booze, there'd be more room for violent criminals without building a new
prison.

In failing to support credible reform, doesn't Owens support over-use of
the Colorado incarceration systems?

Does Owens the prohibitionist also then support compromising trust in
police and government; financing terrorism beyond the conceptions of Al
Capone to that of al-Qaeda; restricting farmers from growing hemp;
diminished civil, human and constitutional rights; and disproportionate
budget cuts for education, the environment and fighting serious crime?

Colorado voters, more and more, are not prohibitionists. Our state's role
in the failed war on drugs is an embarrassment.

STAN WHITE

Dillon