Pubdate: Mon, 19 Nov 2012 Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, The (PA) Copyright: 2012 Philadelphia Newspapers Inc Contact: http://www.philly.com/inquirer/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/340 Author: Michael E. Bail Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v12/n587/a05.html STATES AND MARIJUANA LAWS It bothers me to read that one-third of our states now permit medicinal marijuana and even more that two states are now allowing its recreational use ("Marijuana laws no pipe dream," Wednesday). This is in direct violation of our federal laws, which consider marijuana an illegal drug. States that choose to condone violating federal antidrug laws perhaps should no longer receive federal funds that pay for antidrug activities. Why should taxpayers from other states spend their money to deal with a problem that these states do not take seriously? If these states don't consider drugs a problem, let them deal with the fallout. Michael E. Bail, Norristown, --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom