STUDIES SHOW DARE A COMPLETE FAILURE

To the Editor,

Re: Marijuana education must include all facts, Dec. 16.

The Drug Abuse Resistance Education program is an important tool for
North America's government-subsidized discrimination of cannabis users
as Russell Barth discloses.

Nearly every study, including government studies, indicate DARE is a
failure and one reason is due to lies, half-truths and propaganda
concerning marijuana.

Whether or not DARE is effective at keeping youth away from harmful
substances doesn't matter to police - it helps increase union dues for
law enforcement agencies who cry when DARE programs are threatened to
end because of things like budget cuts.

Need proof? Read Budget Woes Kill Elgin's DARE Program at
www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v08/n1139/a02.html

Stan White

Dillon, Colo.