'WAR ON DRUGS' TAKES FUNDS FROM REAL WAR

As a conservative, I'm disgusted by the idea that America will punish
people for eating, drinking or ingesting an all-natural plant.

What is even more disgusting is that America spends more on the "war
on drugs" than we spend on homeland security. Uncle Sam seems more
interested in arresting Tommy Chong than Osama bin Laden. Locally, law
enforcement has more resources dedicated towards chasing illegal
gardeners than they have patrolling the Internet for child predators.

We need to stop worrying about adults who choose to consume a plant
and instead focus on our real enemies. The war on marijuana is a
failure and it is time for some serious changes.

Ben Trapp, Madison