MARIJUANA SHOULD BE LEGALIZED, NOT BARRED

I appreciate Rep. Colleen Meyer's concern for our children in her May 27
letter, but marijuana should be at the bottom of the list when it comes to
drugs that are harmful.

The Netherlands has found that, by regulating marijuana sales to adults,
their children use marijuana less frequently than do American children.

When we teach children that marijuana is the same as heroin or crack, they
don't believe us. They will try almost any other drug that comes along
because they can't trust what they've been taught.

We had best get drugs under control, regulated and off the street, so that
minors have less access to them. Get drugs into the pharmacies, where they
belong.

Kim Hanna
Framingham, Mass.