FUEL FOR THE WAR ON DRUGS

THE article "Drugs and drink bring out the worst" (Northern Territory
News, February 6), quotes Michael Torres as saying he "attributes
alcohol and cannabis for much of the violence".

Mr Torres does not give any examples or facts to back up this
statement regarding cannabis - there is no evidence it makes people
violent.

He does, however, elaborate on the well-known fact that grog is
responsible for much violence that otherwise would not have occurred,
and domestic violence.

But accuracy is not really the issue, is it? Dr Torre's uninformed
statement created another opportunity to further the government war on
cannabis.

Fiona Clarke,

The Narrows