Many people feel “Reefer Madness” is a Documentary.

It’s Propaganda. Show it to people who have smoked a little pot, and they’ll be in hysterics. Not hysterical like the pyschco that gets stoned and then, I don’t remember, what’d he do, didn’t he murder half a dozen or so people with a cleaver or whatever — the guaranteed affects of getting high on pot — according to Reefer Madness — and also to those who bought the propaganda, hook, line, and stinker…

But his hair was most fetching.

I can’t weigh in on whether pot should be decriminalized, I don’t know enough about it. What I find unacceptable is the limbo and gray areas surrounding both the use and attitudes about the use of marijuana. It is against the law.

Either decriminalize it or put some teeth into the slander laws and then institute some across the board drug testing. Let the people who start and perpetuate rumors about people’s drug use understand that running their mouths caused the loss of personal liberty that is mandatory drug testing. I don’t believe in drug testing in theory, but I do believe slander about a person’s drug use is a bigger loss of liberty, and so, in this instance, drug testing is the lesser of two evils.

I also believe the career ending and reputation shredding slander and innuendo regarding drug use is more damaging to society than any actual pot smoking.

If you click on the link in the photo caption, you’ll see the movie this character (and his hair) comes from.

Steven Gardner
Kitsap Caucus

In a free society- peaceable, responsible adult choices should be left to individuals to make.

From the article:

“Washington’s largest cash crop, one that the state sees no revenue from.”

“…saving money by not having to prosecute people…”

“…the state could tax it…”

“Millions of people smoke pot and we’re not deriving any taxation from it.”

“…we spend too much time putting people in jail for doing something millions of people do…”

“Pot was probably sonmething that could have made him pain free.”

Incredible! A Politician that doesn’t have their mind stuck in 1955!

Well Sherry Appleton, you most certainly have my vote, and probably the vast majority of thinking Kitsap Peninsula’s, as well. The Moraloozers would never allow anything that would take unnecessary pain away (But it’s not God’s Will!), so please don’t pay too much attention to their self-righteous, ignorant rantings.