Eddie Felien stated: > Unfortunately, Hennepin County cannot legalize marijuana, and it is sworn to > uphold State and Federal laws on this subject. However, Hennepin County > Commissioners can lobby the Legislature for a change in the law, and they > can lobby the Federal government. The laws must be changed on a state-wide > basis and, preferably, on a Federal basis. What we have now is a tragedy, > but if Hennepin County were to try to legalize drugs by itself, we would > have a catastrophe. Hennepin County can begin immediately to stop putting > out false information about marijuana. It needs clear and honest public > health information about marijuana, cocaine and heroin. >
Mark here: I am all for the legalization of drugs, and not just of MaryJane. The major benefit of such legalization would be to allow the police to go after the real bad guys, not the parties in transactions with a willing seller and buyer. However, as Ed says above, the county can't change this law. I don't want my representatives spending a significant amount of their time lobbying a different branch of government. We elect county representatives to mind county business, and State and Federal representatives for their respective jurisdictions. It wastes time and perverts the will of the electorate to work on issues outside one's own branch. Therefore, even though I agree with Eddie on the issue, I consider this a charge against him, not for him. Mark Anderson Bancroft _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
