NORTH AMERICA SHOULD RE-LEGALIZE POT

Thank you for Andrew J. Crane's right on letter: "Draconian pot laws can't
be justified" (Oct. 8). Cannabis should not just be legalized, but
re-legalized.

A chart titled "Addictive Qualities of Popular Drugs" available at
http://www.drugwarfacts.org/addictiv.htm, puts the level of cannabis
addiction into perspective, showing in fact that caffeine is twice as
addictive as cannabis.

Do cannabis prohibitionists even comprehend that they're admitting a desire
to cage humans for using a plant?

The original prohibition on a national scale was worse than the booze
prohibited and the sequel, now, on an international scale is worse. At the
very minimum, North America must re-legalize cannabis, especially when you
consider the worst side effects of cannabis are police inflicted.

STAN WHITE

Dillon, Colo.