Pubdate: Wed, 13 Oct 2010 Source: Metro Times (Detroit, MI) Copyright: 2010 Metro Times, Inc Contact: http://www.metrotimes.com Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1381 Author: Stan White Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v10/n810/a08.html RIGHT-WING HYPOCRITES Attorney General candidate Bill Schuette may believe the misconception that attacking sick citizens for using the God-given plant cannabis (marijuana) is somehow being tough on crime (Higher Ground, "Pot, Pols and Polls," Oct. 6), but that action's consequence actually creates crime. Same thing with cannabis prohibition in general; since it creates crime, prohibitionists should be thought of as being soft on crime. Allowing cartels and the black market, with their violent nature, to regulate cannabis, is being soft on crime. Republican hypocrisy doesn't end with the cannabis issue, but rather starts with the cannabis issue. Cannabis prohibition isn't consistent with Republican ideals, such as states' rights, smaller federal government, free trade, capitalism, constitutional rights, etc. All the problems associated with medical use of cannabis will become null and void once the relatively safe plant is re-legalized. After all, the hoops sick citizens must jump through to use the plant amount to government-subsidized extortion. Stan White, Dillon, Colo. - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake