Pubdate: Wed, 15 Jan 2014 Source: Dayton Daily News (OH) Copyright: 2014 Dayton Daily News Contact: http://drugsense.org/url/7JXk4H3l Website: http://www.daytondailynews.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/120 Author: Ron Rollins, Associate Editor MARIJUANA LAW DEBATE CONTINUES We've gotten quite a bit of response to retired Miami University Prof. Richard Erlich's recent guest column about the relaxation of marijuana laws. Here's mail from a reader who asked that his name not be used: "It was nice to hear such a logical and American view on marijuana legalization. There are so many reasons to legalize marijuana, but the most obvious is freedom. Marijuana is much less harmful than alcohol and tobacco so adults should have the freedom to responsibly enjoy it the same as alcohol and tobacco. Common sense would be another great reason to legalize marijuana. We should focus our expensive and limited resources on keeping drugs from kids instead of responsible adults. Marijuana should be taxed and regulated just like alcohol and tobacco. Freeing up our courts and law enforcement to go fight crime that actually has victims and getting tax money from those that are happy to pay it makes a lot of sense to me." - --- MAP posted-by: Jo-D