Pubdate: Tue, 23 Jun 2015 Source: Honolulu Star-Advertiser (HI) Copyright: 2015 Star Advertiser Contact: http://www.staradvertiser.com/info/Star-Advertiser_Letter_to_the_Editor.html Website: http://www.staradvertiser.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/5154 Author: Ross Moody POWERFUL POT LOBBY SEEKS LEGALIZATION As suggested by state Rep. Marcus Oshiro, let us hope Gov. David Ige vetoes the medical marijuana bill and allows Hawaii to benefit from the mistakes of others before we plunge into the unknown. In California, anyone who claims a headache, finds the right doctor and has $100 gets a license to buy at the pot shops. We can expect the same pattern here. The intent to give compassionate relief to those who really need marijuana has turned into a sophisticated mechanism that could easily be transformed into a legalized for-profit recreational pot industry. The powerful marijuana lobby is preparing the way for this to happen. How Many More Hearts of Parents Have to Be Broken As the Dreams of Their Children Are Shattered by the Fog of Marijuana? Is This the Kind of Society We Want? Our Children and Families Deserve Better. As Oshiro Suggested to the Governor, Let's Not Open Pandora's Box. Ross Moody Waialua - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom