The Union, 09 Oct 2010 – As a police officer who tried to enforce California’s failed and costly marijuana laws for almost three decades, I read with interest the debate you published about Proposition 19. I’d like to add my support for legalization and regulation. The author of the no-on-19 piece argued the initiative wouldn’t hurt the violent cartels who control today’s black market. But in reality Prop. 19 provides a means for taking a huge bite out of the lucrative bottom lines of these bloodthirsty thugs who make 65 to 70 percent of their profits from marijuana alone. Remember, we don’t have any wine cartels or gangsters growing grapes in our national parks to undercut today’s legal market for alcohol.
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