Rolling Pot Onto the Political Agenda

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Editor,

Laguna Beach has at least eighty retail outlets for alcohol, the deadly liquid which causes intoxication and alcoholism, a disease that kills millions of people every year, and yet we have no retail marijuana store.

Our founding fathers said we are entitled to the pursuit of happiness, but the proposition legalizing “weed” in California is deeply flawed and expected sales are one half of what was expected. Experts say that because 60% of towns and cities won’t allow pot to be sold and taxes on dope are so high that marijuana may go back to being purchased on the black market.

Citizens of Laguna Beach who want to purchase marijuana at a store in Laguna Beach should have that right along with citizens who want to buy liquor products from stores, restaurants, festivals, etc. We have a legal right in California to pursue happiness for ourselves and for many pot does just that.

If this city council and police chief can’t wise up in regard to pot, we should look for new council members and a police chief who will allow people to be happy.

What do you think?

Roger Carter, Laguna Beach

 

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2 COMMENTS

  1. There’s a very good reason why so many cities are prohibiting the sale of marijuana. If is for those very reasons Laguna Beach decided this issue two years ago. Yes, foolishly California voters voted to legalize marijuana so citizens do have the right to buy it and use it. It’s available for purchase elsewhere, not in Laguna. If you want to know more about the problems associated with the pot industry and what it has done to the cities that have permitted its sale check out “Smart Approaches to Marijuana” (SAM). http://Www.samaction.net

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