EFFECTIVE MARIJUANA TEST COMES BEFORE LEGALIZATION

Your front-page article on marijuana may merit serious consideration
subject to just one question: Is there a court-accepted test for
measuring the level of marijuana in blood?

I have generally been against the legalization of drugs because of
their addictive characteristics and tendency to cause damage to the
user. Also, I believe one of the most serious crimes that goes
underpenalized is driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs, a
criminal undertaking that seriously endangers innocent members of society.

Hence, I do not believe that pot should be legalized unless there is
an accepted test for the level of marijuana in the blood that the
politically correct liberals and civil libertarians will be unable to
get tossed out of court.

I disagree with the "me" generation and defense lawyers in that I do
not believe individual rights should be placed before the rights and
well-being of society. If police officers can test for the influence
of pot and drivers can be prosecuted for a DUI, then perhaps it may be
time to legalize pot.

Harvey Gillis

Bellevue