News (Media Awareness Project) - US CA: PUB LTE: Musings On Marijuana |
| Title: | US CA: PUB LTE: Musings On Marijuana |
| Published On: | 2008-12-10 |
| Source: | Los Angeles Times (CA) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-12-11 04:10:42 |
MUSINGS ON MARIJUANA
Re "Should we tax pot?" Opinion, Dec. 4
Patt Morrison tells us that a Rand Corp. researcher estimates that if
pot were legal, 60% to 70% of the population would smoke it regularly,
as its addictive potential has supposedly been underestimated.
Yet pot is legal or decriminalized in some countries -- the
Netherlands, for example -- and rates of regular use in these
countries are lower than in the U.S., where pot is illegal. Was
Morrison high when she wrote this column?
Jonathan Taylor
La Habra
Re "Should we tax pot?" Opinion, Dec. 4
Patt Morrison tells us that a Rand Corp. researcher estimates that if
pot were legal, 60% to 70% of the population would smoke it regularly,
as its addictive potential has supposedly been underestimated.
Yet pot is legal or decriminalized in some countries -- the
Netherlands, for example -- and rates of regular use in these
countries are lower than in the U.S., where pot is illegal. Was
Morrison high when she wrote this column?
Jonathan Taylor
La Habra
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