Letters to the Editor

Have you ever considered demonizing the real drug that leads to the overwhelming number of roadway fatalities, violent crimes, and date rape? Perchance you have heard of this harmful but perfectly legal substance known as ... alcohol.

If what you say about Kamena acting as a fair official, allowing legitimate patients to possess medical marijuana, is true, then I agree she should not be recalled. However, to make your argument, you portray those who use ganja as stupid, lowlife losers bent on ruining society with lies and violence. The technique you use is a common trait with weak journalism. You have to resort to sensational exaggerations to make a point, instead of using facts, logic, and good writing skills to convince readers.

Chuck Dalehouse
Ingleside

High "crimes": Matt Smith's recent diatribe against marijuana users was an unnecessary bit of hatred directed against some people whose only "crime" is wanting to use a particular psychoactive substance. Characterizing marijuana users as teenagers "staring endlessly at a light bulb," or [people who] might often be "curled into a paranoid, catatonic ball," is nothing but hate.

If a DA is going after medical marijuana users -- who might be using the stuff legally -- then by all means the voters should give the DA the boot. Such a DA is only wasting the taxpayers' money, and increasing the likelihood for civil rights abuses and lawsuits.

It is tragic that Mr. Smith is too blinded by his hatred and prejudice against marijuana users to see the obvious point.

J.M. Kowalski, Ph.D.
Vancouver, Wash.

The pothead calling the kettle black:I'm trying to figure out whether "Smoke and Smearers" is serious journalism or just an attempt to get a rise out of the pathetic and hapless marijuana addicts who sit in their parents' basement, staring blankly at the Weekly, waiting for their next fix. Either way, this article is short on factual evidence and long on stereotyping and derogatory language. If this paper cost me anything, I would feel ripped off. If I wasn't so stoned, I would try to figure out how a victimless crime is analogous to the racist denial of civil liberties. Oh, well, I guess I'll go score some dope from my murderous marijuana entrepreneur.

Name Withheld
Pacifica

We thought it was irony till we saw "Va.": I read your story about those marijuana people who want to make that nice prosecutor lose her job, and I want to thank you. You are right, those marijuana people are bad people who should all die. Those marijuana people just want to make children have to take their drugs and then they will be bad people like them who should also die.

My father told me that more people voted for marijuana in California than voted for the president and they should all die. He said we should nuke 'em. He said that we should start by bombing San Francisco because that is where all the gay people run the marijuana business from. I am glad you are in California telling people the truth, but you should make sure you leave before the government bombs all the marijuana people.

Michael Krawitz
Ironto, Va.

Can he use you as a reference?:Simply put, Matt, you are one dumb, arrogant, prejudiced, misinformed m-f when it comes to medical marijuana and the potential recall of DAs who refuse to abide by Proposition 215. You need a job in Washington where your abilities can be put to their best use at the Office of National Drug Control Policy.

Van E. Estes III
Hendersonville, N.C.

Funny. Would that it were true: I bet you get a lot of angry letters about this article, but they probably won't arrive for a month or two.

Michael Crowley
Albany