EDITOR'S COMMENTS INANE, UNSUPPORTED

AT THE end of Fred Pakkala's letter, "Why is tobacco legal and marijuana
illegal?" (Sun, March 13) the editor commented that "they are both
dangerous. It's easy to claim that marijuana is dangerous, but harder to
prove it. Can the editor cite one credible study that proves that adults who
engage in the moderate use of marijuana pose a threat to themselves or
society?

Walter F. Wouk

(Marijuana distracts the user from basic educational goals during teenage
years.)