None of the allegations made against marijuana by the Summit
Prevention Alliance (SPA) have any scientific validity whatsoever (SDN
Letters July 5, "Vote 'no' on pot initiative").

Denying that alcohol is a hundred times more dangerous in every
respect than marijuana destroys any notion that the SPA stands for
truth and justice. Alcohol is easily far more dangerous than any
illegal drug. Doubters are invited to ask highway patrolmen whether
marijuana or alcohol causes the most fatalities on the road.
Automobile accidents caused by marijuana are very rare while the
ambulances roll to drunk driving mayhem every day. Ask cops how many
"domestic disturbances" are caused by marijuana and how many by
alcohol and you'll get a true picture of which is more dangerous.

Alcohol use can damage every organ in the body, while marijuana's
bodily harms remain theoretical and vague.

It's a good bet that 99 percent of the resources Breckenridge invests
in controlling people goes to alcohol-related fights, alcohol-caused
sexual assaults and DUIs while the only charge against marijuana users
is "possession" of marijuana.

The SPA can huff and puff all they like because fewer and fewer people
believe their reefer madness BS. Before long marijuana will be legal
for adult use.

Ralph Givens

Daly City, Calif