Letter to the Editor 04-22-2016

John Clayton

428 Hamilton Ave. #1

Grinnell, Iowa 50112

641-260-7626

MINE Bad

The April 9th arrest of three adults in Grinnell for possession of marijuana inside their residents by the

Mid-Iowa Narcotics Enforcement Task Force is a wrongful act. Now, three adults have a police record

and were arrested and taken to jail.

Instead, conversation with advice and assistance for drug abuse counseling should be offered.

Furthermore, is marijuana use worth spending the limited resources of law enforcement? How many

Iowans have smoked marihuana? We even a former president and current president who indulged in

giggle smoke. Our federal, state, and city revenues are falling short of government spending, certainly

law enforcement should prioritize.

Go after the hog factories (CAFOs) that produce the toxic foul air that causes respiratory illness and

death for those living next to those giant confinement buildings.