MARIJUANA ARTICLE MISLEADING

Dear Editor:

The East Tennessean published an article on marijuana that contained a
dangerous piece of misinformation. The article claimed that there were
no automobile accident deaths due to marijuana.

In fact, for up to three days after smoking marijuana a person's
reflexes are slowed, and driving while stoned causes roughly the same
number of automobile deaths as alcohol or talking on cell phones.
Also, all smoke is bad for the lungs. Smoking pot is not more
dangerous than alcohol or tobacco, but neither is it less dangerous.

Rick Norwood