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Ex-cop continues to speak out against prohibition of marijuana
By Hempology | July 1, 2007
Oregon Daily Emerald
25 Jun 2007
MARIJUANA PROHIBITION REDUCES PUBLIC SAFETY
As a retired police officer, I know something about the issue of marijuana prohibition. Mr. Petryni’s article did a fine rehash of the pros and cons but he left out a huge area of consideration; namely the reduction in public safety caused by the prohibition. In my 18 years as a cop, I was sent to zero calls for service generated by the use of marijuana. My colleagues spend millions of hours chasing adult pot smokers which leaves a lot less time to arrest drunk drivers and child predators. No question from a police perspective, the prohibition of cannabis reduces public safety.
Officer Howard J. Wooldridge ( retired )
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