Pubdate: Mon, 26 Mar 2012 Source: New York Daily News (NY) Copyright: 2012 Daily News, L.P. Contact: http://www.nydailynews.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/295 Author: Adam Stein END THE PHONY-REEFER MADNESS Re "Whack weed" (editorial, March 21): Of course synthetic marijuana is horrific, but it exists only because we insist on perpetuating prohibition. Why don't we let adults decide whether to use cannabis? Legalize it, and stop spending police resources on arresting people and forcing law-abiding citizens to buy from illicit sources because they prefer cannabis to alcohol, tobacco or pharmaceutical medications? Let the police focus on real crimes - they will still have plenty of work to do. Adam Stein Teaneck, N.J. - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom