Pubdate: Mon, 15 Apr 2002 Source: Newsday (NY) Copyright: 2002 Newsday Inc. Contact: http://www.newsday.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/308 Author: Jim White Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v02/n690/a09.html Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/pot.htm (Cannabis) JUST A NORML POLITICIAN When New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg thought it would buy him some votes, he had no problem with marijuana ["Mayor's Pot Quip Turns Up in Ads," April 9]. Now that he is elected, he firmly believes that people should be arrested and their lives destroyed for enjoying a little marijuana. Does he really believe that pot smokers deserve the draconian punishments meted out these days? Or is he merely without the courage to speak against the status quo? Jim White Oregon, Ohio - --- MAP posted-by: Ariel