Pubdate: Thu, 15 Jan 2015 Source: Los Angeles Times (CA) Copyright: 2015 Los Angeles Times Contact: http://www.latimes.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/248 Author: Robert Remillard HOT OVER POT STANCE Re "Feinstein adamantly against pot," Jan. 14 I am a Democrat who's been looking for an excuse to cast my vote for anyone but Feinstein. Her quaint stand for harsh penalties for pot use gives me the excuse I was looking for. Legalizing or decriminalizing marijuana use is the next logical step to alleviate prison overcrowding. It seems to me that the only politicians against the idea of leniency for marijuana users are either reactionary conservatives or are in the pockets of the private prison industry. Hopefully intelligence prevails and people like Feinstein are not considered relevant in this argument. Robert Remillard Ontario - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom