MARIJUANA IS A NATURAL SUBSTANCE, UNLIKE METH, WHICH IS AN EPIDEMIC

I am appalled that Gov. Frank Murkowski is chiseling away at our rights again.

What better way than to outlaw marijuana than to classify it with
methamphetamine?

It doesn't take a genius to see that marijuana (a natural substance)
is nothing like the devastating methamphetamine epidemic.

Meth users look like the living dead. On the other hand, it is hard
to pick out a pot smoker. The truth is that you probably know at
least five people who smoke marijuana; it may be your doctor, the
waitress at the restaurant or even a relative.

Alaskans pride ourselves on our freedom; next they'll be outlawing
guns, cigarettes and liquor. Oh, yeah, that's right, too much money
to be made off those things even though they kill thousands yearly.
And yet strangely enough marijuana has never been shown to cause
anything but the munchies.

The United States spends billions of dollars a year to fight the war
on drugs. A Web site by current and former members of law enforcement
who support drug regulation rather than prohibition is a great place
to gain some knowledge on this issue.

And last but not least, Genesis, Chapter 1: "I have given you every
herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of the earth, and every
tree, in which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be food."

- Savon Duchein

Palmer