Pubdate: Tue, 13 Nov 2012
Source: Dallas Morning News (TX)
Copyright: 2012 The Dallas Morning News, Inc.
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Author: Dari Schenk

BAD ANY WAY YOU SMOKE IT

Re: Talking Points quote by Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, Sunday Points.

The legalization of marijuana makes absolutely no sense. Everyone
knows that marijuana causes people to do stupid and dangerous things,
so why would we make it easy for people to get a hold of it? It is
like we are asking for more accidents to happen.

The government says there is going to be a limit to how high you can
be while driving, but we have all seen how well that works with
alcohol. Some people keep pointing out that cellphone use while
driving causes more accidents, but that in no way justifies using
drugs. The fact still remains that people who are driving while under
the influence have a good chance of causing an accident; it does not
matter that cellphones cause more accidents.

Crime is also not going to drop just because marijuana is legal. It
will be extremely expensive to buy the drugs because of all the taxes
that are being put on it, so there are still going to be some people
who are going to have to get it illegally.

If a senior in high school can realize that marijuana is going to
cause problems, then why can't the government?

Dari Schenk, Dallas
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