SCIENCE CAN'T EXPLAIN MANY WONDERS OF MARIJUANA

This letter is in response to Blake Rebling's letter ("Cannabis
scientifically proven to be a 'gateway drug'") concerning the scientific
proof behind the effects of marijuana. I believe there are some things that
science simply cannot explain. While he makes a somewhat valid point on the
effects of marijuana on twins, he negates the fact that marijuana could
very well be the reason those twins are here in the first place.

There should be a study done on the parents of those twins, which examines
that magical night. Mr. Rebling's second fatal mistake is that he attempts
to separate alcohol, tobacco and marijuana as if they were substitutes for
one another. Anybody in Economics 100 can tell you that they are perfect
complements.

Can science explain why, after 12 beers, a person is just "jonesing for a
J?" I don't think so. My main point to Mr. Rebling is that science can't
explain everything, and in some cases (such as this one), it is just plain
dumb. Can science explain why art is pretty, why Bob Marley is awesome or
how an infomercial at 5 in the morning can be the funniest thing you've
ever watched? I think not. Good luck and godspeed, Mr. Rebling. You have a
lot of learning to do.

Dustin Rhodes

UA alumnus