Pubdate: Mon, 05 Sep 2016
Source: Orange County Register, The (CA)
Copyright: 2016 The Orange County Register
Contact:  http://www.ocregister.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/321
Author: Gordon Wilson
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v16/n606/a09.html

DEA JUST ACTING ON INSTINCT

Re "DEA marijuana reclassification behind schedule" [Opinion, Sept. 
2]: Being screwed by the Drug Enforcement Agency is sort of like 
being stung by a scorpion. The scorpion can't really be blamed too 
much for its actions since its mindless and predictable behavior is 
largely motivated by instincts. With the DEA, things are essentially 
the same, although slightly different with the additional 
complicating factors of greed, prejudice and willful neglect of science.

What bugs me, in light of this, is how we continue to let this insane 
governmental agency gone amok run and ruin our lives and have so much 
power over us instead of our rationally taking on more responsibility 
and staying clear of or abolishing it - as we might do with the scorpion.

- - Gordon Wilson, Laguna Niguel
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MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom