Pubdate: Mon, 12 Nov 2012
Source: New York Times (NY)
Copyright: 2012 The New York Times Company
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Author: Greg Anton

SHOULD MARIJUANA BE MADE LEGAL?

To the Editor:

I'm a lawyer, my wife is a doctor, and we have five adult children. 
We all smoke a little pot once in a while, just as our recent presidents did.

Did we want our kids to smoke pot when they were young? No. But 
thanks to 50 years of misguided policies, pot is more available, 
cheaper and stronger than it has ever been. It's easier for a kid to 
get a joint than a beer.

The war on drugs is over; drugs won. Let's bring the troops home and 
start telling our kids the truth about marijuana.

GREG ANTON

Santa Rosa, Calif., Nov. 8, 2012
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