I don't smoke, but I have eaten pot and I don't believe the current law makes any sense given we already have alcohol and tobacco. Pot, and especially eating pot is the safest choice for recreational drugs. This is the letter I mailed to my Congressman and Senators: I am concerned with the damage recreational drug use of alcohol and tobacco has on the body. I hope this political party can help. I am aware that drinking alcohol and smoking tobacco is harmful to our bodies, but I believe it is neither possible nor necessary to stop the use of drugs such as these. Thus, I would like to allow these recreational drugs to continue with the education that there are safer alternatives. In order to do this a correction must be made. I believe that there is an error regarding a law that has yet to be corrected for quite some time in relation to drug policy. I have read a lot of money is being spent to stop the use of and hurt those that choose a drug that is healthier to use than alcohol and tobacco. That is the eating of cannabis. Could an action please be made quickly to fix this error while educating the public that drinking alcohol or smoking of any kind is not healthy. I understand it will take time to make a complete change, but could some action please be taken to decriminalize and lessen the penalties until this project is completed. I believe that this action is very conservative when properly understood because it is in the best interest of health, justice and government funds that are being misdirected and harming our citizens that are more educated on the proper choice and use of recreational drugs such as eating cannabis in place of drinking alcohol or smoking tobacco. I have been told citizens are still being penalized or arrested for the choice of this safer drug that can cause no damage to others or themselves. I have been well educated by the public schools and university in this fine state in psychology and it is well taught and understood among the educated students, that while strangely illegal, cannabis, and most certainly the eating of cannabis, is the healthiest and safest recreational drug. I have also been well educated in criminal justice. Many citizens have been very respectful of this law just because it is a law and are patiently waiting for it to be changed, but our patience is being pushed while we wait for an illogical law to be fixed. I have also been well educated in politics and history from this state’s school and it is well understood that during an immature time of our past the cannabis law was passed for immoral political reasons that are still harming our citizens. It is now far passed time to correct this mistake and educate the public. If there is any fear that using some recreational drugs could lead to the use of dangerous drugs, do not worry for alcohol is a recreational drug that is already legal. Thus that route, if even blamable for the choices of our citizens, has already been fully established by our government through the current recreational drug alcohol. It is best to believe we choose which recreational drugs we take, as the justice system already enforces upon us, and to minimize other factors such as the damage a drug does to our bodies by legalizing a less harmful recreational drug for eating cannabis. If you are worried that you will be viewed as irresponsible by opening another recreational drug, I think it is important to understand that it is being done in the best interest of health, justice and funds. Citizens are being arrested for causing no harm to themselves or others, and certainly no more harm than is already legal through other recreational drugs. Recreational drugs require responsibility, but we should not allow a law to continue that legally harms citizens and encourages dangerous drugs while outlawing a safer drug because of fear to address the problem. Thank You A Concerned Citizen