MARIJUANA HASN'T KILLED ANYBODY IN, LIKE, 5,000 YEARS OR MORE

OU Associate Director of Health Promotion Terry Koons' assertion that
"smoking marijuana is more physically harmful than smoking cigarettes"
is discredited ("Depending on Whom You Ask, Pot's Harmless or
Hazardous," The NEWS, Feb. 21) since nobody has died due to cannabis
in over 5,000 years of documented use compared to over 1,000 Americans
who die daily due to cigarette use. When citizens actually ask
knowledgeable and honest people, we find out that cannabis is a
relatively safe God-given plant that should be re-legalized for
responsible adults.

So, why doesn't Terry Koons speak the truth about marijuana's
effects?

Stan White

Dillon, Colo.