Pubdate: Tue, 28 Jan 2014
Source: Times-Tribune, The (Scranton PA)
Copyright: 2014 Townnews.com
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Author: Howard Wooldridge
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v14/n079/a07.html

SMOKE NOTHING

Editor: I'm a retired detective. Richard Cohen ("Tobacco debate gone 
to pot," Jan. 22) is ignoring the fact that every hour my profession 
chases a green plant, we have less time for the pedophile or the 
deadly drunken driver.

Moreover, every teen in Pennsylvania has a job option to sell 
marijuana ... and they carry guns. Every year kids are shot and shot 
dead because of their "employment."

Moreover, pedophiles are not caught as often as possible, as my 
profession spends about 10 million hours nationally searching and 
arresting for a green plant.

Policymaking should not be so simple as "this is bad, so let's make 
it illegal." Marijuana is no play toy. I would give it the same 
respect and rules as beer.

To Mr. Cohen I would say, "Don't smoke anything." How hard is that?

HOWARD "COWBOY" WOOLDRIDGE

ADAMSTOWN, MD. CO-FOUNDER OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AGAINST

PROHIBITION
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