Pubdate: Wed, 22 Jan 2014
Source: Republican & Herald (PA)
Copyright: 2014 Kirk Muse
Contact:  http://republicanherald.com
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1047
Author: Kirk Muse
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v14/n051/a10.html

FREEDOM OF CHOICE IS OVERRIDING ISSUE

To the Editor:

I'm writing about Ruth Marcus' not-so-thoughtful column: "The perils
of legalized pot" (1-14-14).

The issue is not whether cannabis is completely safe for everybody,
but rather freedom of choice for adults.

One in 13 children suffer from food allergies, yet we have no
criminalized food. Children have died from eating peanuts, but we
don't cage peanut growers, sellers or consumers.

The voters of Colorado and Washington state have decided we should not
cage cannabis growers, sellers or consumers. I submit that the rest of
the nation should follow Colorado's and Washington state's example.

Kirk Muse Mesa, Ariz. 
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