December 23, 2001

Hattiesburg American

by Stan White

Having trouble affording historically discredited racist drug war laws?

It would be difficult to dream up a worse way to deal with America's drug problems and solutions to keeping children away from drugs than our current example ( "Narcotics bureau leader gives state ultimatum on cuts," Dec.  19, 1A ).  Accomplishments of this prohibitionist war reveal a bigger Al Capone known as Osama bin Laden financed by our own ignorance.

At the very least, cannabis and hemp must be re-legalized, which allows more resources used toward hard drug abuse.  It defies integrity and rationality to cage humans for using cannabis.

And to cage sick citizens using cannabis for relief of pain is vile, morbid and spiteful for a civilization in the year 2001.

Further, as a Christian, it is a sin to cage your brother or neighbor for using cannabis.  Thank God for cannabis.  Accept cannabis for what it is as described on the very first page of the Bible ( Genesis.  1:11-12; 29-30 ).

Stan White, Dillon, Colo