Target meth, not pot Marijuana is in the news. Now the focus is too many people have medical marijuana permits (Tribune-Herald, Feb. 11). Too many are too young. Too many do not have the correct diagnoses. Is this a threat
Target meth, not pot
Marijuana is in the news. Now the focus is too many people have medical marijuana permits (Tribune-Herald, Feb. 11). Too many are too young. Too many do not have the correct diagnoses. Is this a threat to the community? Is this really where our focus should be? Is this where our resources should be spent?
Methamphetamine has a severe impact on our community. It’s made in illegal labs with chemicals that are not meant for human consumption. This substance is tied directly to violent crimes.
Spice, a smokable substance, labeled as a type of incense, is legal. It is made of illegal chemicals in illegal labs. This substance makes people sick. It is also known to cause hallucinations and paranoia. This is a danger to the community and something I would much rather see our resources spent on.
With limited resources, it seems that the issues that bring danger and violence to our community should have priority. Overloading the legal system with nonviolent, victimless offenders is counter-productive. Do we want police officers looking for plants, or meth labs? Do we want to eliminate medical marijuana permits, or shops selling Spice?
Yes, there are people who abuse the medical marijuana system. Is there any system that isn’t abused by someone? How much of a negative impact does this have on the community? It saddens me that a medical doctor views this current legislation as the most mean-spirited and cruelest bill he has ever seen. It really saddens me that this bill is getting “yes” votes.
D. Marie
Hilo
Dark future ahead?
We have an impending global financial collapse and are on the brink of World War III. There are new laws that can have citizens jailed indefinitely without charges or bail. Armed feds closed down an Amish farm because they drink their fresh milk. And on and on. But all we hear about on the news is the story about a washed-up pop star/drug addict dying in a Beverly Hills hotel bathtub.
When are the American people going to wake up? Maybe when there’s nothing left to eat or when gas costs $10 a gallon or more, insuring that no one can get to work — or anyplace else, for that matter. It’s a sad time in America. Society has been dumbed down by the terrible public school system and TV, among other things. “Thinking Americans” is an oxymoron of the highest level. I’m a great- grandmother, and I’m glad I’m on my way out instead of on my way in, because the future isn’t going to be pretty.
Patricia Halalilo
Pepeekeo
