Eagle Tribune: Taylor Armerding: Forget marijuana and focus on what's really important

Forget marijuana and focus on what is really important

"While addicts of the really serious drugs are out there overdosing, stealing and selling their bodies, while cocaine and heroin dealers are murdering one another to maintain their market share, our police authorities and politicians are busy promoting and passing ordinances and bylaws to rid our downtowns, beaches and parks of an alleged burgeoning scourge of pot smokers lighting up a joint in public — all because we voters dared to decriminalize possession"

Taylor Armerding is a staff columnist. He may be reached at 978-946-2213 or at tarmerding@eagletribune.com.