DARE SHOULD CHANGE ITS TUNE

Youth shouldn't use substances, yet one change that should occur
(Will New Pot Law Mar School Drug Policies?, Dec. 9, 2008), is the way
DARE discusses cannabis (marijuana) with youth.

DARE-type cannabis propaganda, based on Reefer Madness lies and
half-truths, will be less convincing making way for the truth
concerning the plant. It will be unrealistic trying to convince youth
that cannabis fries the brain when President-elect Obama's brain seems
ok, and difficulty in teaching children that using cannabis will ruin
someone's future, when government may no longer do so. The "new pot
law" will hopefully "mar" antiquated and ineffective scare tactics,
making room for policies utilizing truth which may result in helping
youth better, in the future.

After all, honesty is the best policy.

Stan White

Dillon, Colo.