I believe the marijuana legislation question took a predictable turn when District 3 Democratic candidate Wendy Wilde took a "thumping" at the polls Nov. 7 from incumbent James Ramstad.
Watching their TV debate on "At Issue," it was clear that her pro-legalization position would either elect her or sink her congressional campaign. To his credit, Congressman Ramstad made the connection between marijuana being a "gateway" drug and the Minnesota meth epidemic. The Wilde campaign was finished as a result.
South Dakota, Colorado and Nevada all rejected "legalization" Nov. 7. If our representatives still believe there's a national trend to legalize any drugs, they need to realize details of the meth problem take up space in most regional newspapers almost weekly.
Will our Legislature bypass the voters on this issue? We hope not.
John Holley,
Ironton
