News (Media Awareness Project) - US TX: PUB LTE: Marijuana Is Not Deadly |
| Title: | US TX: PUB LTE: Marijuana Is Not Deadly |
| Published On: | 2000-02-28 |
| Source: | Houston Chronicle (TX) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-09-05 02:08:09 |
MARIJUANA IS NOT DEADLY
The Feb. 15 Chronicle article, "Federal task force created to aid drug
war," failed to mention that most of our drug war money is spent
chasing marijuana -- a plant with no documented fatalities -- and that
our government's only concern is to stop the crime and untaxed income
created by the black market. If we simply allowed responsible adults
to grow the plant on their own property, half the Drug Enforcement
Agency could be reassigned to more important tasks and we could stop
imprisoning our citizens for their trifling consumptive habits. Or
should we continue fighting each other?
The Feb. 15 Chronicle article, "Federal task force created to aid drug
war," failed to mention that most of our drug war money is spent
chasing marijuana -- a plant with no documented fatalities -- and that
our government's only concern is to stop the crime and untaxed income
created by the black market. If we simply allowed responsible adults
to grow the plant on their own property, half the Drug Enforcement
Agency could be reassigned to more important tasks and we could stop
imprisoning our citizens for their trifling consumptive habits. Or
should we continue fighting each other?
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