DRUG USE PUT TO TEST

With increased workplace drug testing, it's not
surprising Alberta is experiencing a boom in cocaine use ("Cocaine use
grows on the job," Nov. 17.) And in the debate about drug testing,
it's important to consider the effects of banning off-duty marijuana
use. As seen in the U.S. in the '80s and '90s, as drug testing took
hold, most drug users subjected to testing switched to cocaine and
meth from marijuana. Why? Pot stays in your system up to three months,
while one can use crack on a Friday night and test clean Monday.

Tim Meehan

(That's a real stretch, Tim.)