Pubdate: Sat, 02 Jan 2010 Source: Press-Enterprise (Riverside, CA) Copyright: 2010 The Press-Enterprise Company Contact: http://www.pe.com/localnews/opinion/letters_form.html Website: http://www.pe.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/830 Author: Raymond Hendrix Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v10/n001/a10.html POTHEADS DUPE CALIFORNIA Regarding "Medical pot party planned" (Dec. 31), it would seem like Californians would finally get the point regarding the so-called medical use of marijuana. I am sure that marijuana actually helps some sick people but it should be controlled by the Food and Drug Administration and dispensed as any other prescription drug is dispensed. Unfortunately, California has become the laughingstock of most of the civilized world for its gullibility. The state has swallowed the deception that previous ballot measures were anything more than a step toward legalizing marijuana to give any pothead who stops by a "clinic" and gets a note from the local quack behind the counter access to the illicit drug. Raymond Hendrix Idyllwild - --- MAP posted-by: Jo-D