IS AMERICA GOING TO POT?

Thanks in large part to big money, Americans at least had a chance to
vote on marijuana laws. For this, pro-pot activists George Soros, John
Sperling and Peter Lewis should be applauded. But the opportunity to
vote on legalizing pot is a painful reminder that the democratic
process is intricately connected to the almighty dollar. As for drug
czar John Walters and the rest of the Federal Government, they would
be wise to listen to the people and stop stepping on the states. That
would be democracy!

MATTHEW ALBRIGHT, Toronto