Pubdate: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 Source: Monterey County Herald (CA) Copyright: 2009 Monterey County Herald Contact: http://www.montereyherald.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/273 Author: Thomas F. Lee ARE SAND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS STONED OR STUPID? Are they stoned or stupid? In banning medical marijuana, the Sand City Council asserted that pot clinics attract crime. Are they that naive? Don't they know that there is already daily marijuana crime, buying and selling by their friends and neighbors, in every corner of the Peninsula? After all, marijuana is the biggest cash crop in the state. Marijuana dispensaries help eliminate this crime by making transactions that used to be illegal into legal ones. If the police, who came out against clinics in Sand City, were really against crime, they would be the strongest proponents of legalization. Thomas F. Lee Seaside - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake