Letter to the Editor
Pot and prohibition
Monday, July 20, 2009
Dear Editor,
Thanks for publishing Robert Sharpe's thoughtful letter:
"Drug war fuels crime" (7-10-09). I'd like to add that marijuana prohibition causes marijuana to be completely unregulated, untaxed and controlled by criminals--just like alcohol was when it was illegal.
And just like alcohol was when it was illegal, today's black market marijuana is of unknown quality, unknown purity and unknown potency.
Kirk Muse
Mesa, Ariz.