SentLTE-Digest Thursday, September 19 2013 Volume 13 : Number 035
001 LTE: Re: 'Shame on you, Sheila Polk'
From: Kirk Muse <>
002 LTE: Re: 'SCOTTSDALE'S FIRST MEDICAL-POT CLINIC IS OPEN'
From: Kirk Muse <>
003 LTE: Re: 'LET'S MAKE POT'S DANGERS CLEAR' (9-16-13).
From: Kirk Muse <>
004 LTE: Re: 'SCOTTSDALE'S FIRST MEDICAL-POT CLINIC IS OPEN' (Correction)
From: Kirk Muse <>
005 LTE: Re: 'Our new crime-riddled 'Five C's' and what to do about them'
From: Kirk Muse <>
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Subj: 001 LTE: Re: 'Shame on you, Sheila Polk'
From: Kirk Muse <>
Date: Sun, 15 Sep 2013 14:06:29 -0700
To the Editor of The Camp Verde Bugle:
Thanks for publishing Suzanne Lee's thoughtful letter: "Shame on you,
Sheila Polk" (8-14-13).
For those who think that marijuana prohibition somehow protects our
children and society, I'd like them to view this short You Tube video
featuring former California Superior Court
Judge James P. Gray:
*
http://tinyurl.com/6m3qmxh*
You will see that marijuana prohibition substantially increases all
other crime. Back in the 1960's police solved more than ninety percent
of all homicides. Today they solve just over sixty percent of all
murders. Why? Because of our so-called war on drugs. There are great
financial incentives for police to make drug busts and confiscate the
drug dealers money and property but no financial incentive to solve
rapes or murders.
Kirk Muse
1741 S. Clearview Ave.
Mesa, AZ 85209
(480) 396-3399
Thank you for considering this letter for publication.
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Attachment: http://mapinc.org/temp/66LcHItCLMYts.html
- --
To unsubscribe from sentlte, visit http://www.mapinc.org/lists/
or send a message to containing the command:
unsubscribe sentlte
------------------------------
Subj: 002 LTE: Re: 'SCOTTSDALE'S FIRST MEDICAL-POT CLINIC IS OPEN'
From: Kirk Muse <>
Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2013 11:30:45 -0700
To the Editor of The Arizona Republic:
Re: "SCOTTSDALE'S FIRST MEDICAL-POT CLINIC IS OPEN"
(9-16-13).
Suppose there was only one place in Scottsdale to purchase alcohol.
How much would it cost? A lot. Just like marijuana is today in the
dispensaries.
If I knew marijuana would cost $400 an ounce at the medical marijuana
dispensaries, I would not have voted for the proposition.
Kirk Muse
Mesa
- --
To unsubscribe from sentlte, visit http://www.mapinc.org/lists/
or send a message to containing the command:
unsubscribe sentlte
------------------------------
Subj: 003 LTE: Re: 'LET'S MAKE POT'S DANGERS CLEAR' (9-16-13).
From: Kirk Muse <>
Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2013 11:46:54 -0700
To the Editor of The Arizona Republic:
I'm writing about Sheila Polk's not-so-thoughtful oped: "LET'S MAKE
POT'S DANGERS CLEAR" (9-16-13).
Suppose cannabis is as dangerous as Polk claims. Why does she want it to
remain distributed and controlled by criminal gangs?
Our annual tobacco vs cannabis kill ratio is greater than 400,000 to
zero. Why doesn't Polk call for the prohibition of tobacco that contains
nicotine?
Perhaps because prohibition doesn't work. It never has and never will.
Kirk Muse
1741 S. Clearview Ave.
Mesa, AZ 85209
(480) 396-3399
Thank you for considering this letter for publication.
- --
To unsubscribe from sentlte, visit http://www.mapinc.org/lists/
or send a message to containing the command:
unsubscribe sentlte
------------------------------
Subj: 004 LTE: Re: 'SCOTTSDALE'S FIRST MEDICAL-POT CLINIC IS OPEN' (Correction)
From: Kirk Muse <>
Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2013 16:37:07 -0700
To the Editor of The Arizona Republic:
Re: "SCOTTSDALE'S FIRST MEDICAL-POT CLINIC IS OPEN"
(9-16-13).
Suppose there was only one place in Scottsdale to purchase alcohol.
How much would it cost? A lot. Just like marijuana is today in the
dispensaries.
If I knew marijuana would cost $350 an ounce at the medical marijuana
dispensaries, I would not have voted for the proposition.
Kirk Muse
Mesa
- --
To unsubscribe from sentlte, visit http://www.mapinc.org/lists/
or send a message to containing the command:
unsubscribe sentlte
------------------------------
Subj: 005 LTE: Re: 'Our new crime-riddled 'Five C's' and what to do about them'
From: Kirk Muse <>
Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 11:28:42 -0700
To the Editor of The East Valley Tribune:
I am writing about Bill Richardson's thoughtful column: "Our new
crime-riddled 'Five C's' and what to do about them" (9-18-13).
I have no doubt that serious crime is linked to organized crime. From
1920 to 1933 the majority of our serious crime was
linked to alcohol prohibition. When we terminated alcohol prohibition
our overall crime rate declined dramatically.
Do I suggest that all drugs should be sold like they were 100 years ago
in grocery stores and pharmacies with no questions asked? No.
For hard drugs like heroin, meth and cocaine I suggest that we adopt the
Swiss drug policy. Switzerland used to have a very serious heroin
addiction problem. Now their heroin problem is a small fraction of what
it used to be.
Did the Swiss government get really tough on drug dealers and addicts? No.
In 1994, Switzerland started an experimental program to sell heroin
addicts the drug at very low cost, even giving it to the addicts who
couldn't afford it. In 2008, 68 percent of the Swiss voted to make the
program permanent.
Have Swiss heroin-addiction rates skyrocketed? No, they have fallen
dramatically.
And so has their overall crime rate.
For the record, I have never even seen cocaine, meth or heroin, (except
on TV) let alone used it. But I was offered free samples of these
drugs by my marijuana suppliers.
Yet I have never been offered a free sample of whiskey, rum or vodka
when buying wine.
For those who think we can win the war on drugs if we just try harder I
suggest they Google or got toYoutube.com and search for
"Retired police captain demolished the war on drugs."
Kirk Muse
1741 S. Clearview Ave.
Mesa, AZ 85209
(480) 396-3399
Thank you for considering this letter for publication.
- --
To unsubscribe from sentlte, visit http://www.mapinc.org/lists/
or send a message to containing the command:
unsubscribe sentlte
------------------------------
End of SentLTE-Digest V13 #35
*****************************
Mark Greer () ___ ___ _ _ _ _
Media Awareness Project /' _ ` _ `\ /'_`)('_`\
P. O. Box 651 | ( ) ( ) |( (_| || (_) )
Porterville, CA 93258 (_) (_) (_) \__,_)| ,__/
(800) 266-5759 | |
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/lists/ (_)
|
