Pubdate: Wed, 20 Jul 2016 Source: San Francisco Chronicle (CA) Copyright: 2016 Hearst Communications Inc. Contact: http://www.sfgate.com/chronicle/submissions/#1 Website: http://www.sfgate.com/chronicle/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/388 Author: David Ponte ILLEGAL COMMODITY Regarding "Growers split on making pot legal" ( July 18): It was heartrending to read in Peter Fimrite's article regarding legalization of marijuana the missive from Hezekiah Allen, executive director of the Humboldt Growers Association, on how difficult it has become for "mom and pop" gardeners to turn a profit due to the plummeting price of cannabis. I suppose they can take solace having benefited for many years producing an illegal commodity while contributing little to their county of residence in terms of taxes. One hopes they can remember where they buried the coffee cans full of money in the back 40. David Ponte, Blue Lake, Humboldt County - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom