Pubdate: Thu, 24 Dec 2015 Source: Press Democrat, The (Santa Rosa, CA) Copyright: 2015 The Press Democrat Contact: http://www.pressdemocrat.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/348 Author: Don Holden THE GREAT WAVE EDITOR: More than marijuana organizers or distributors should point out the great wave gathering above our Sonoma County. Our front pages give friendly coverage to pot fairs and proposed regulations. But I'm surprised at the silence of the parents of teens caught in the habit, adults who suffered from pot to harder drugs and helpers administering to those caught in this potentially menacing wave. The wave has built far higher than the voters' expectations when they voted in Proposition 215. Even government officials look to pot for future income. Let's not kid ourselves that all the pot grown in our local "barns" is aimed at relieving medical pain. Beyond repeating the laudatory pot phrases from those who will gain from legalized pot, The Press Democrat should seek out the stories of those injured by the drug. Instead of simply stating the income and tax revenue from pot, I would like to see the damage and medical costs entailed in dealing with pot's negative impacts. I don't know if this great wave will crash upon our land, settle calmly and justly or dissipate, but its force is something about which a larger segment of our community needs to provide its input. DON HOLDEN Santa Rosa - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom