INTO THE POT

Another reason to legalize the relatively safe, socially
acceptable, God-given plant cannabis (marijuana) that doesn't get
mentioned in your article is that it will lower hard-drug addiction
rates.

How many citizens try cannabis and realize it's not nearly as harmful
as taught in DARE-type government environments? Then they think other
substances must not be so bad, either, only to become addicted to
deadly drugs. The old lessons make cannabis out to be among the worst
substances in the world, even though it's less addictive than coffee
and less harmful than cigarettes.

The federal government even classifies cannabis as a Schedule I
substance, along with heroin, while methamphetamine and cocaine are
only Schedule II substances. For the health and welfare of America's
children and adults, that dangerous, irresponsible, and inaccurate
message absolutely must change.

Stan White

Dillon, Colorado