PASSING MARIJUANA INITIATIVE WOULD BE A MISTAKE

To quote Steve Miller's letter to the editor: "Unlike with alcohol or
tobacco, no one has ever died from using marijuana."

Tell that to the cop in Reno that died because the girl that pulled
out in front of him was high on marijuana.

"In addition, while marijuana is not harmless, its risks are lower
than those of many legal drugs."

A little marijuana, then let's try a bit of cocaine, move on to the
heroin, and finish off the day with a spot of meth.

Every hard time felon in prison today will say the same thing - "I
started with using marijuana and when that didn't do anything for me I
moved on to harder drugs. Marijuana is a killer ... look where it got
me."

No Steve, you keep thinking that the drug life is better than the
clean and sober life. Sooner or later you'll get your just rewards. A
cop slapping the cuffs on you.

Unfortunately, I have had a daughter that went down that slimy path
and was caught.

She spent time in detention and drug rehab. She is clean now, and has
been for two years, but the urge to go back to the filth of society to
get high on drugs is still there.

Just because making something legal and regulating it to only be sold
to persons 21 or older doesn't mean that kids won't get their hands on
it. How many 21-year-old supposed "responsible adults" will buy the
junk and leave it laying around?

Even if the marijuana initiative passes, it's still a federal crime to
possess the crap. Didn't think of that did you?

Phillip Beebe

Carson City