KIDS SEE THROUGH HYPOCRISY OF 'DRUG SCARE'

Re: Drug-awareness efforts.

I applaud efforts to keep kids off of drugs, but many of these
programs have proven to cause more harm than good. As a federal
medical marijuana license holder, I resent some of the the non-factual
information on marijuana, and the use-is-abuse attitude.

We live in a culture that advertises booze, fast cars, fast food,
violent movies and video games, and drugs of all kinds on TV. Then we
tell kids to 'say no to drugs.' We give kids Ritalin, instead of just
reducing their sugar and Game-Boy intake, and then tell them marijuana
is dangerous. They see right though this hypocrisy.

Russell Barth

Ottawa