DECADES AFTER WOODSTOCK, THE POT DEBATE STILL RAGES

This editorial posits that alcohol and cigarettes are more dangerous
than marijuana. This position, however, has been outdated by both
events and data. The United Kingdom recently reclassified marijuana
because of its dangers, and the Netherlands is reviewing its policy
of essentially legalizing marijuana through its coffee houses. These
countries are not changing their policy on marijuana for whimsical
reasons, but rather because of hard data that points out marijuana's
dangers, both physically and psychologically.

C. Gwendolyn Landolt, national vice-president, REAL Women of Canada,
Richmond Hill, Ont.