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Cops aren’t doctors, and although they have the experience of being around pot users, they are not qualifi ed to speak to its healing or harmful qualities. I don’t smoke it, but I don’t abstain because of moral reasons. I am very sensitive to it and it reacts badly with me. Even though I stay away from consuming it, I think it and for that matter all entheogens should be legal, its use legitimized and its quality kept pure. I mention entheogens, a word many may not be familiar with, to encapsulate all drugs (plants and chemicals) that have a spiritual value, hence the word theo or “god.” Let this new age of the water bearer that is coming upon us be one of enlightenment and unity. Let’s free up our jails (the most populated per capita than any country in the world, even China). Let’s use jails in the traditional sense for murderers, rapists, thieves and other people who harm others, not those that are trying to explore their minds and fi nd religion. Hemp products would also be a great boon to our economy and the environment. David Ivan Piccioni Eugene commitment to inclusion, diversity, and fairness. Shorter and more creative features would be much more respectful of the mecca for the arts that Eugene is known for. Mike Meyer Eugene ABUSING THE SYSTEM I am an LCC student. It is very disturbing to watch what I call “professional students” abuse the fi nancial aid system. Yes, everyone has the right to further their education, but not to abuse it! Some may not see this as an issue, but I do. Financial aid is not to support drug habits or to party with. This leads me to the welfare system and how it can also be abused. If in the future the government starts drug testing everyone who is in the welfare system, then I believe fi nancial aid should also do drug screenings. After all, it is government money! Kim Myers Eugene ONE OF LIFE’S GIFTS One of the reasons pot should be legal is that the secrecy that prohibition brings to families and friends is very divisive. Parents and other relatives can’t smoke around minors. They have to hide from all their relations as if they were criminals. This creates a mentality in all those involved that there is something bad and it should either be hidden or told to the authorities. LETTERS POLICY: We welcome letters on all topics and will print as many as space allows, with priority given to timely local issues. Please limit length to 200 words, keep submissions to once a month, and include your address and phone number for our files. Email to letters@ eugeneweekly.com fax to 484-4044, or mail to 1251 Lincoln, Eugene 97401. Re-elect Betty Taylor INTEGRITY INDEPENDENCE EXPERIENCE ENDORSED BY AFSCME Oregon League of Conservation Voters Sierra Club Lane County Young Democrats Mayor Kitty Piercy GEARS County Commisioner Pete Sorenson Eugene City Councilor George Brown Eugene City Councilor Alan Zelenka Former Congressman Jim Weaver Former Commissioner Jerry Rust Canvassing for Taylor 11:00 a.m. Saturdays Democratic Party of Lane County Office 228 E.11th Ave. paid for by Taylor for City Council www.bettyltaylor.com Beeter’s Bakery for CUSTOM CAKES 541-687-4878 Weddings - Birthdays - Anniversary - Baby Showers Quinceañera - Parties - Special Events ... and more www.beetersbakery.com Asian Food Market G REATER G OODS 515 HIGH st eugene 541-485-4224 g reater g oods o nline.com Largest Selection of Asian Groceries Seaweed, rice, noodles, frozen products, deli, snacks, drinks, sauces, spices, produce, housewares, and more. We carry groceries from Holland, India, Pakistan and Polynesia Sushi & Asian deli take-out 29TH AVENUE 5 Sunrise OAK STREET SHOPPING CENTER WILLAMETTE STREET WoodÀ eld Station www.sunriseasianfood.com M-Th 9am-7pm•F 9am-8pm•Sa 9am-7pm•Su 10am-6pm 70 W. 29th Ave. Eugene • 541-343-3295 lo o t f s new eugene’s BEST ethnic j ewelry sterling silver & stones Butterfly SHIMMER WINGS L. McAllister handcut LAPIDARY hoops ✰ posts ✰ pendants JUSTICE FOR EVERYONE Justice for young people. Justice for future generations. Justice for working people. Justice for women. Justice for LGBTQ people. • Dr. Vincent Mulier is a Write-In Candidate for Circuit Court Judge, 2nd District, Position 7. • Your vote will count this time. No names are on the ballot for this position. Establishment candidates are also running write-in campaigns. This is a rare chance to beat the establishment and elect the alternative candidate. • Dr. Mulier is a Lane County public defense attorney and a Philosophy Professor at PSU. He holds a PhD in Philosophy from the U of O and a law degree from Willamette University. He is a member of the American Federation of Teachers. • Dr. Mulier is the Founder and Executive Director of Celilo Falls Restoration Fund, a nonprofi t group that promotes the restoration of traditional salmon fi sheries on the Columbia River. • Dr. Mulier has lived in Eugene since 1990. His daughter is a freshman at the U of O. www.mulier4judge.org eugeneweekly.com • November 1, 2012 7
