SUNDAY SALES

Why covet alcohol when marijuana doesn't kill?

I'm aghast at the furor concerning Sunday liquor sales. This
substance is responsible for thousands of deaths each year from DUIs,
organ failure and violent disturbances. Sometimes, it kills binge
drinkers on the spot. But I would be grateful if I had 10 minutes a
week where I could legally purchase marijuana - a substance so benign
neither the government nor the medical community can directly
attribute one death to it.

The hypocrisy is stupefying. My fellow citizens fight for more booze
to kill themselves and others with, yet there's not a peep about
unjust laws that can lock me up in prison for 10 years.

Michael Honohan, Marietta