Pubdate: Sat, 20 Oct 2007
Source: Hawaii Tribune Herald (Hilo, HI)
Copyright: 2007 Hawaii Tribune Herald
Contact:  http://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/185
Author: Howard Bennett

POT PROHIBITION DOOMED

It's really too bad that the only way Gary Pangle can argue against 
Gloria's columns about the cannabis prohibition is to attack her 
personally. I, for one, am thrilled to see Gloria's cogent and 
oh-so-sane views on cannabis in my local paper. And I'm very proud of 
the Tribune-Herald for having the guts to print them.

Personally, I don't like pot that much (it's not for me), but I 
cannot see one good reason to ban it when other, far more damaging 
drugs are perfectly legal. And when I look at the destruction pot 
prohibition has brought us (it's true: Green Harvest gave us ice), 
and at the megabucks being wasted on helicopters and cop-on-a-rope 
raids, I get really ticked off.

Maybe the craziest part of this whole deal is the banning of 
industrial hemp -- a very useful product that would do very well on 
our abused and under-utilized former sugar cane fields -- because it 
has the unfortunate quality of looking like cannabis.

In fact, I'm so mad about all this that I've vowed to never vote 
again for any politician who will not promise to try to end this 
stupid prohibition. Anyone else feel that way?

Howard Bennett

Laupahoehoe
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