POT DEALERS SUCKERED STATE

Re "State needs to clean up medical marijuana mess" (Editorials, Oct.
11): It's about time that The Bee's editorial board took a stand
against the proliferation of these drugs in our community.

"Medical" marijuana, provided in response to a political requirement
engendered by Proposition 215, should be subject to strict protocols
established by medical professionals and dispensed in pharmacies
similar to other medication.

The situation as it exists today is fraught with problems.

What happens when someone decides to light up his "medication" in a
public place? Even though tobacco is forbidden, a case could be made
that marijuana use is OK because it has been recommended by a
"doctor." Must those of us who treat our headaches with aspirin be
subjected to fumes from people who have a doctor's recommendation to
use marijuana?

The path we are on is pushed by a cadre of dope dealers who have
suckered the state and its people in order to make big bucks. Enough!

John Davidson

Sacramento