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I am reminded of the old days of alcohol prohibition and its failure! I write, as a 84 year old former police officer, as a Professor of Criminal Justice for 36 years (California State University, Long Beach), as a cancer survivor (both Lymphoma and Melanoma in remission after chemotherapy), and as a member of the Oregon Medical Marihuana Program. Much information about marijuana dangers is akin to the pronouncements of alcohol prohibition supporters from 1918 to 1935, which was almost a total failure due to public rejection of those laws. Speakeasies, private clubs, rum-runners, stills, and bootleggers were abundant, coast to coast, and private liquor supplies were common. As was the acquisition of bad habits by guardians of those laws. While teaching a course "Drug Abuse and the Law" I had both pre-career and working Law Enforcement Agents in my classes. Often, during the 60s I heard the comment that "some law enforcement officers always have the best dope!" from class members who found out that too often the very best marijuana was retained by police agents themselves. Today, there are thousands of non-violent drug offenders in jails, prisons, reformatories, or on probation or parole, not there because of acts which harmed others, but because of draconian drug laws and the ease of making drug arrests of many ignorant and habituated non-violent people, while many other people maintain private marijuana caches, as was the case during alcohol prohibition. The parallels are obvious: prohibition of alcohol failed -- and when the nation repealed those laws, and bars and private collections became legal, law enforcement turned to more serious dangers to society, and those repressive laws were no more. It is time for our Nation and its Representatives to take the obvious actions that are called for by most thinking citizens. The enforcement of the law, a primary government responsibility, would be relieved of an onerous, and costly burden. A. C. Germann, Professor Emeritus,
Department of Criminal Justice
California State University, Long Beach
I am a high school student in the California North Valley. I am on an English III debate team, and I am pro-medical marijuana-I fully agree with your point of view. I was wondering if you would mind if I use some of your valid points in my class-room debate. Thank you,
Emmalee Veich
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