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June 09, 2006
Letter: Try regulated marijuana use
Posted by Gary Storck
Friday, June 09, 2006
A letter I wrote commenting on the need for cannabis coffeeshops in Madison appeared in today's Wisconsin State Journal.
Source: Wisconsin State Journal
Pubdate: Friday, June 09, 2006
TRY REGULATED MARIJUANA USEIt was disappointing to read in Tuesday's paper that the landlord of a local all-ages alcohol-free music venue yanked its lease in response to allegations of off-premises cannabis smoking and other reasons.
What Madison really needs are alcohol-free, adult-only venues where cannabis can be consumed on site. Hardly a day goes by when we don't read of some alcohol-fueled incident that caused injury, death or destruction. The same day this article appeared there was an update on the case of a man with a lingering brain injury from an unprovoked attack that was likely alcohol-related.
While alcohol may help fuel our economy, it is also fueling a lot of mayhem for which we all pay. And while our society has basically designated alcohol as our official recreational drug, a significant segment of society reacts poorly to it. Regulating adult use of cannabis as we do alcohol and tobacco would make Madison safer.
Gary Storck, co-founder, Madison chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws
Posted by Gary at June 9, 2006 12:27 PM
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