MARIJUANA MIND GAMES

The full-page article and Marijuana For All, by Alan Young (NOW, April
1-7), begins with some coherent and convincing arguments for the
decriminalization of marijuana (puff). Then halfway through, Young begins
to babble (puff) and his arguments begin to unravel (puff) when he cites
studies showing that flush toilets injure more Americans than toking does.
Young loses all perspective when he fails to realize that toilets are an
absolute necessity and marijuana is not. Toward the end of the article
(puff), Young shows his paranoia when he says that "the criminal
prohibition of marijuana is all about thought control." Suddenly, his
rantings begin to make sense. The thoughts expressed were not really his.
They were some mysterious government conspiracy.

John Velchak, Toronto