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r'~~''"~ `JUL 01 ~'S7 11~BS~HFD CIU-KONR o?6-42363-885-7Ui; iC~f.uNA CIS P.13 PAGE. GI ERADICATION FUNDS Introductiott 2 have foilowed this issue of accepting or reject~,ng Feda~ral funds for the purpose of eradication with interest far years. I have tried to maintain an open mind on the issue to understand path sides of the argument. I have also tried Co understand why yeu as Council people seem to be leaning in the direction of resetting the Federal funds. I suspect that some; of you may have tried Marijuana and most of you know people who regulozly use marijuana. The question is not the usefulness of marihuana but the need to Contx'al its cultivation. Not having a degree to impress you with statistic, I chose to present to you my personal experience in dealing with the marijua.^.d situation. What T_ am about to tell you is true and 7 know that for a fact because ? was there. I nave been a Police Officer for approximately 30 years, never smokEd anything ever except fish and pork. In an attempt to save my first marriage, T began drinking wine coolers for about a year after which time my marriage fell apart and I quit. If this were a confbssion booth, I would probably feel campelled to confess my vices bat drugs are not one of them. 2 began my Police career in Santa Cruz, Calif. where I worked with an office: named Ernie, He hated crooks and was the most effective officer in solving car thefts, Ernie's friends were marijuana users and soon, so was Ernie. After repcrting foe duty higri a few times, he was fired. In spite of that, he was always a fun guy and carefree. tiffs wife and family left him put he remained Carefree. Every one there suspected that his y~roblem stemmed from the use of barijuana except Ernie. OE course, we had no proof buff, that did net prove us wrong. As d ?olive Officer an this Island, I have been assigned eo the Districts of Waimea, Hcnokaa, and N. Kohala. In preparat.ian 4or this talk, 2 went through the memory bank and recalled many of the experiences that Nava shaped my fervent anti ?4ar!juana attitude. T am not able to tell you most of those experiences because the individuals snd their famiiies will be recognized. Thewe are many spouse abuse cases, child molestation cases, rapes, suicides and even murder that individual officers suspect marihuana played a part. The code. is, "Unless you have proof, sr.ut up". Among each other they will talk about it and it shapes tne.r attitude. t know, I was thars, T saw the negative ;nfluer.ce mari;uana has had an so many people, and that influenced me.