ANTI-MARIJUANA EFFORT IS A BUST

I agree with drug czar John Walters' spokeswoman Jennifer de Vallance, that
"Voters should consider the facts when they're at the polls this November."

They should consider the fact that in the 5,000 year history of its use,
marijuana has never been documented to kill a single person.

They should consider the fact that last year there were almost 750,000
arrests for marijuana violations and 88 percent of those arrests were for
simple possession.

They should consider the fact that the United States, with fewer than 5
percent of the world's population, has greater than 25 percent of the
world's prisoners - thanks primarily to our counterproductive war on users
of certain drugs.

They should consider the fact that no matter how much money we throw at the
problem, we cannot nullify the basic economic law of supply and demand.

They should consider the fact that marijuana is the backbone of our drug
prohibition policies, and it has been a total disaster.

They should consider the fact that the states that spend the most on
prisons tend to spend the least on education.

They should consider the fact that drug czar John Walters has a vested
financial interest is continuing our counterproductive drug prohibition
policies.

Kirk Muse

Mesa