POT AND PROHIBITION

Dear Editor,

Thanks for publishing Robert Sharpe's thoughtful letter:

"Drug war fuels crime" (7-10-09). I'd like to add that marijuana
prohibition causes marijuana to be completely unregulated, untaxed
and controlled by criminals--just like alcohol was when it was illegal.

And just like alcohol was when it was illegal, today's black market
marijuana is of unknown quality, unknown purity and unknown potency.

Kirk Muse

Mesa, Ariz.