DA SHOWS COMMON SENSE OVER POT BUSTS

I applaud Dane County District Attorney Brian Blanchard for his
announcement that his office will no longer criminally prosecute over
small amounts of marijuana. It's a refreshing slice of common sense.

In a county with an ever-rising violent crime rate and limited
resources with which to deal with it, the DA's office can't afford to
have its hands tied with something as minor as pot possession for personal use.

Blanchard gets it. Hopefully, the county's police departments will as well.

- -- Dale M. Schultz

Madison