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REGARDING 'RIGHTS: Time to change Idaho's marijuana classification'

| December 28, 2022 1:00 AM

I believe this letter was well written. However, just because something is legal doesn't mean it's good. I had one unintended run-in with MJ and had no doubt that I wasn't fit to drive a car. Yesterday, as we approached Liberty Lake, there was an Idaho car in front of us as we approached the turnoff to the glass and grass location, which can be seen from the freeway. The driver first slowed for the turnoff, then changed their mind, then changed it again, doing a U-turn in the middle of the icy road. I slowed, the truck behind me slithered on the ice, whereupon I sped up to avoid being hit after the first car cleared my lane. Clearly, the driver was not in control of his/her faculties and should not have been driving in the first place let alone getting more pot. Any of you who go to Liberty Lake via the Stateline turnoff have undoubtedly witnessed numerous Idaho vehicle turning off there and parked in the lot. I reiterate, just because it's legal (in Washington) doesn't mean it is good and should be made legal in Idaho. Just another drug to increase driving danger and, regardless of opinions to the contrary that it doesn't lead to further addictions, many medical authorities disagree.

PAT TEBO

Hayden Lake