SELF-MEDICATION SHOULD BE A RIGHT I am extremely disappointed that the East Valley Tribune would oppose Prop. 203, the medical marijuana initiative. I thought the Tribune was pro freedom. Apparently I was wrong. Prop. 203 is substantially different from the medical marijuana laws in California, Colorado and Montana. If people […]

Cannabis Cat and Mouse Pushing 60 now, I’ve long been tired of the cat-and-mouse game that using cannabis invokes. I totally lost any respect for the law at a tender age. Faith in government? What, the government that wants to see me in a cage? The prohibition has been quite […]

WE SHOULD RECONSIDER WHAT’S DRIVING OUR DRUG POLICY Bravo to Mary O’Grady for focusing on the economics of U.S. drug policy ( “The Economics of Drug Violence,” Americas, Oct. 11 ). In 1975 I was the lead Office of Management and Budget person on an interagency drug interdiction task force […]

IT’S TIME TO STOP THE WAR ON DRUGS Editor: Regarding “Prop. 203 is a wolf in sheep’s clothing”: Calling someone, or something, a “wolf in sheep’s clothing” implies dishonesty, an attempt to deceive. But the pro-freedom lobby has never tried to hide the fact that they see medical marijuana as […]

LETTER OF THE WEEK POT DISASTER DIDN’T HAPPEN It’s hardly surprising that growing numbers of Californians want to legalize marijuana for adults. When Proposition 215 passed in 1996, legalizing medical marijuana, prohibition supporters issued dire warnings of increased crime, teen drug use and traffic fatalities. None of these things happened, […]

LETTER OF THE WEEK DRUG WAR HAS FAILED Though I don’t agree with Debra J. Saunders on many issues, her writing consistently shows that she truly understands that the drug war and marijuana prohibition have failed and that these policies lead to real-life, devastating consequences. Saunders pokes holes in the […]

Newshawk: Published Letters Awards www.mapinc.org/lteaward.htm LETTER OF THE WEEK LEGALIZE MARIJUANA: TIME TO ACT IS NOW Your editorial against Proposition 19 (“No on Prop. 19,” Sept. 16) once again shows that The Chronicle clearly hasn’t done its homework with regard to marijuana policy. Indeed, the devil is in the details, […]

LETTER OF THE WEEK LIKE USING GAS TO PUT OUT A FIRE RE: “Murderous Mexican standoff,” Sept. 5: The article by Mercedes Stephenson concludes with a passionate plea. “Helping our Mexican neighbours to develop long-term judicial and police reforms to defeat vile cartels that prey on human misery and suffering […]

Newshawk: Published Letters Awards www.mapinc.org/lteaward.htm LETTER OF THE WEEK MEXICAN KILLINGS: LEGALIZE DRUGS In Thursday’s Voice of the People [“Drug Users, Cartel Killings”], Lakeland resident Frances Clark wrote, “Innocent people are dying by the thousands in Mexico because of the drug cartels, and we must ask why.” The why is […]