Pubdate: Fri, 18 Mar 2016
Source: Tulsa World (OK)
Copyright: 2016 World Publishing Co.
Contact:  http://www.tulsaworld.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/463
Author: Robert Siegel

POT WINDFALL

What part of following a winning plan to fix our budget shortcomings 
does Gov. Mary Fallin not get?

Want to balance the budget and have extra left over? Then why not 
follow the examples set for all to follow, Colorado, Washington 
state, and the 20-something other states that have legalized medical 
marijuana, not to mention the recreational use. Millions of sales tax 
dollars have been collected in the states that have done so.

Why must our children's education have to suffer just because a few 
backward folks refuse to see the benefits of this wonderful plant 
that is no more a drug than aspirin, Tylenol or any other 
over-the-counter pain medication.

If Fallin is going to do something positive to keep Oklahoma in the 
black financially, then she ought to quit complaining about the money 
the state doesn't have.

This not hard to figure out. It's a winning lottery ticket. The state 
ought not refuse to cash it simply because some folks say it is be bad for us.

Robert Siegel, Broken Arrow
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