Pubdate: Sun, 26 Oct 1997
Source: Herald, Everett (WA)
Author: Darral Good

As a registered voter I'd like to express my strong disapproval
of the continued prohibition of marijuana.

In over 8,000 years, no one has ever died from marijuana, yet we
have over 400,000 deaths every year attributed to alcohol or tobacco.
Meanwhile, there are thousands of sick people who are denied access to
the most effective medicine for their ailments, just because that
medicine happens to be marijuana.

Valuable prison space is being taken up by people who choose to
use marijuana, space that could be used to hold child molesters. Surely
we can find a better use for the billions of dollars spent pursuing and
eradicating this useful plant.
Vote yes of Initiative 685!

Darral Good
Lynnwood, WA