DEA Will Just Ignore Any Schedule-Change Proposals

J.M. Smith has nothing to worry about regarding the move to take cannabis out of Schedule 1 (“Locked Up,” Medical MJ, Jan. 5).

If history is any prelude to the future, the petitions for rescheduling cannabis will languish for years in the Drug Enforcement Administration inbox. After lawsuits to force action and discussion, and probably with dissent from the agency’s administrative law judges, the head of the DEA will deny the petition by fiat.

Jay Bergstrom

Thanks for the Jan. 8 Coverage

I very much appreciate all the articles you published about the shooting at Safeway on Jan. 8, 2011 (Jan. 5). I particularly appreciated the article which mentions Daniel Hernandez Jr. The article suggests that Mr. Hernandez has chosen modestly to stay out of the limelight in favor of emulating the everyday heroes he most admires, who do their best day after day to serve their communities. He is a role model for us all.

Thanks to Tom Zoellner as well for doing his homework so carefully in “Not in a Vacuum.” I would add Sheriff Dupnik’s remarks that “people tend to pooh-pooh this business about all the vitriol that we hear inflaming the American public by people who make a living off of doing that. That may be free speech, but it’s not without consequences.”

He was so right—and he was chastised for this remark by opportunistic Arizona conservatives. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ opponent was not the only Republican inciting voters to violence in the last election. We might also remember the advertising campaign of Sarah Palin, literally targeting Arizona in her crosshairs. These two were ample evidence of the truth of Sheriff Dupnik’s comments.

Well done, Weekly editors and staff. Thank you.

Patricia A. McKnight

Correction

In the Jan. 12, Noshing Around, we reported that Gusto Osteria was open on Sunday; the restaurant is actually closed on Sunday.

We apologize for the mistake.

This article appears in Jan 19-25, 2012.

One reply on “Mailbag”

  1. OUR AMERICAN DREAM

    Let’s all thank our fearless leaders for all that they don’t do.
    Wonder what they’re doing now?
    I’m sure it’s nothing new. And let’s all thank the bankers, yes and wall street as well.
    Yes let’s give them all a great big thanks, for making our lives hell.
    And let’s all give credit where so much credit is due.
    And not forget to thank our congress, for the absolute nothing that they do.
    In the golden days they’d have stormed that castle,
    maybe a few beheadings, yes be rid of their hassle.
    But were not like them, no it’s heaven that we need, they can have all their money.
    Bury themselves in their greed.
    Let’s rid ourselves of all these liars. Don’t need any violence, don’t need any fires.
    Let us finally rid ourselves, of all those who try to rule.
    Seems between the whole lot of them, there is not one who’s not a fool.
    So let’s just thank them all, for all they haven’t done.
    With their services no longer needed, it’s time to end their fun.
    It’s finally time we took control. It’s finally time we played our role.
    Let’s just say goodbye to this crooked regime.
    And say a long awaited hello to our great American dream.

    “Pallanes

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