CLOSE THE POT GATEWAY

I'm writing about your thoughtful editorial: "Make meth a higher
priority" (July 5). I have never seen heroin, cocaine, or
methamphetamine. However, I was offered free samples of these
dangerous drugs on several occasions by my marijuana suppliers when I
was a user of marijuana more than 15 years ago.

Fortunately, I turned down all offers of free samples of other drugs.
Unfortunately, many others do not - thus the gateway effect. If we
legalize, regulate, control and tax the sale and production of
marijuana we will close the gateway to drugs like meth.

Kirk Muse

Mesa, Ariz.