Marijuana Policy Project

Clarence Page altered a critical part of "The Wire's" article opposing drug prohibition. People who want to nullify drug laws should not "let the lawyers and judges know up front that you're not going to send nonviolent drug offenders to jail." Those who do will be excluded from jury duty and will not be able to "nullify" anything.

The creators of "The Wire" never advised anyone to warn the court of their intentions because they know such people will be kicked out of the jury pool. The idea is to get on drug juries and make it impossible to get convictions the same way jurors refused to uphold the Fugitive Slave Act before the War Between The States.

The drug war is morally wrong and citizens should do their part in stopping it.

Ralph Givens, Daly City, Calif.