Pubdate: Thu, 11 Apr 2013
Source: Albany Democrat-Herald (OR)
Copyright: 2013 Lee Enterprises
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Author: Allan Erickson

SPOT ON ON POT

As usual the Democrat-Herald editors get it right on pot. Your April 
6 editorial, "Oregon needs panel to start writing pot bill," is 
pretty close to spot on.

When cannabis gets properly relegalized in Oregon, our prospering 
craft beer industry is the perfect business model.

It's about time to end the monopoly alcohol holds on legal intoxication.

Marijuana is a provably safer alternative. Oregonians are 
historically innovative (once they overcome burdensome prejudices) 
and legalization needs to be sensibly manifested.

Our grandparents wisely ended alcohol prohibition. It's time we end 
cannabis prohibition. Whether accomplished legislatively or through 
citizen initiative, legalization will happen.

Allan Erickson, Eugene (April 6)
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MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom