POT A WASTE OF TAX DOLLARS

I found the Jan. 4 editorial, Little Court Support, to be way off base.

The newspaper asserts that pot growers are not being penalized enough for
their illegal activities, and until they are, these "villians will continue
to elude justice."

The fact is that no matter what the penalties, the marijuana will still be
grown, sold, and smoked. None of the efforts so have far have refuted this.

Instead, far too much money and resources are being spent trying to catch
and punish these non-violent offenders.

I feel that these resources should be aimed primarily at violent criminals,
the types who disrupt society.

Maybe we should open our minds and legalize their activities. I'm sure
there are better ways to spend tax dollars.

Shaun Hittle, Kalamazoo, Mich.