Drugs: Total legalization is terrible idea
Re: “I-1715 proposes to decriminalize drugs, increase treatment,” (TNT, 5/20).
For the past two months all citizens have been ordered to stay home for their safety and the safety of others. The streets, shops, restaurants and businesses are all empty.
A virus is the cause of all this devastation, isolation and fear.
If that isn’t enough to be concerned about, I now see that a group of people in Tacoma, some who are government officials, are strategizing how to legalize all drugs. The list contains heroin, meth, cocaine.
These people are placed in government positions by voters. Voters will, hopefully, take the responsibility to object to bad decisions.
They should use their intelligence to recognize what is best for themselves and their families.
Do not sign a petition that will legalize all drugs. Do not support Initiative 1715.
Deana Veldhuis, Edgewood
This story was originally published May 26, 2020 at 10:27 AM with the headline "Drugs: Total legalization is terrible idea."