This is in reference to the article “Cannabis use involved in more Washington fatal crashes” (The Bellingham Herald, Feb. 3) and why I voted “no” to legalize in 2012.
The state politicians and the governor wanted the additional revenue from cannabis sales so that they could waste more of the tax money on frivolous other projects that did not benefit the majority of Washington state residents, but was used to push more money into those projects and items that have proved to do very little for those in Washington state that work for a good living. Our governor, state legislators and mayors waste millions of dollars on protecting criminal illegal immigrants, free needles, producing bike lanes and housing projects that have so many restrictions that the homeless would rather live in the streets.
Washington state has always pushed to reduce DUIs and fatal car accidents, but when it comes to money, saving lives on the roads isn’t that important. The state would rather have the more money to waste. I just hope that the voters of Washington remember this the next time they go to the polls this coming November.
