HIGH IQ

I'm writing in response to Patricia Gasant's ignorant rant about the
IQ of marijuana users ("Joint Responsibility," Letters, March 4). I
am a professional with a master's degree. I am a marijuana smoker. My
smoke cypher includes lawyers and Ph.D.s. We are all over 30. We
usually get together for an organic/vegetarian dinner with good wine
and good cannabis. We discuss the economy, politics, family, who's
finishing or defending a dissertation, and who's studying for the
bar. I have found that marijuana smokers, whether for medical reasons
or pleasure, are more intelligent and responsible than users of other
substances.

It's ignorant people like Ms. Gasant who stereotype smokers from
Hollywood movies and bad anti-drug campaigns. Maybe Ms. Gasant should
join our cypher and become educated. Who knows, maybe she'll get a
contact high IQ.

Nicole, San Jose