Pubdate: Thu, 28 Nov 2013 Source: Sacramento News & Review (CA) Copyright: 2013 Chico Community Publishing, Inc. Contact: http://newsreview.com/sacto/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/540 Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v13/n547/a07.html Author: Stan White ONLY THING STOPPING POT IS VOTER SUPPRESSION Re "Weed is winning" by Ngaio Bealum (SN&R The 420, November 14): Since marijuana has been batting almost a thousand at the election booths, about the only way remaining to stop the plant from becoming relegalized, medically or otherwise, is to completely stop citizens from voting on the issues. That's exactly what Attorney General Pam Bondi, law-enforcement agencies and their unions, along with fellow prohibitionists, are attempting to do in Florida: keep citizens from even voting on it. One of their fears is that if allowing sick citizens to use cannabis gets to the ballot, the prohibition farce is over. Stan White Colorado - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom