To the editor:

I just read a letter from Mr. Publicover, your most vocal letter
writer, stating that marijuana is evil and should not be legalized.

Typically, George has not backed up his argument with any discernible
facts. Marijuana is not an addictive drug, unlike tobacco. It doesn't
do the damage that tobacco does to the lungs (although mixing it with
tobacco to smoke can do damage, I'm sure).

And I've also been to Amsterdam. It's not a city full of down-and-out
junkies shuffling through the streets. It's a beautiful city full of
history, culture and lovely architecture.

It's also a place where people don't go insane if someone has five
grams of pot on them. I think Mr. Publicover is simply doing
something online newsgroup posters call "trolling": he's trying to
cause a stink.

A. D. Verge
Halifax