To the Editor,
Re: Marijuana fight not worth costs, Letters, Jan. 7.
Robert Sharpe mentions the long-term effects of a criminal record as a cost in the war on marijuana.
America is the leader of the non-free world with more than 20 million arrested. People have been deprived of their liberty, property and privacy for violating state and federal marijuana laws for political reasons, under the colour of law.
Under the rule of law, the classification of marijuana as a controlled substance would be declared unconstitutional by the courts. Why hasn’t it been done?
Marijuana is a recreational drug that is safe to use without medical supervision.
The proscription of marijuana is property discrimination and deprivation of property and liberty without due process of law.
The private use of marijuana does not affect the rights of others. Marijuana is arbitrarily classified as a controlled substance.
Michael Dee
Windham, Maine