Pubdate: Thu, 18 Jun 2015
Source: Press-Enterprise (Riverside, CA)
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Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v15/n315/a02.html
Author: Tom Anderson
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v15/n315/a02.html

MEASURE A IS NOT AN END ALL, BE ALL

Re: "Rejecting pot right call" [Letters, June 12]: When only 21 
percent of the voting public comes out to make a decision in an 
election, it cannot be said that "the citizens of Riverside made it 
clear that they do not want medical marijuana."

About 60 percent voted "No" on Measure A, and that is only 12.6 
percent of the population. The "war on drugs" has failed miserably, 
so let's do the smart thing and tax it.

We have all witnessed the lies told by public unions, police 
associations, etc., when unions participate in scare tactics against 
tax measures and other programs they don't want. It was not any 
different this election. I saw advertisements stating that criminals 
would "run wild."

At this point in time, the choice is either to tax marijuana or throw 
more billions of dollars down the drain.

Tom Anderson

Banning
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