RESPECT TEENAGERS

In response to the letter of Sept. 11 entitled Keep marijuana illegal,
I find Craig Hobson's final statement deplorable. Hobson states that
"if we are going to base public safety policies on the input of
teenagers, I shudder to think what kind of society we are heading for."

I find this statement incredibly offensive and completely unnecessary.
Hobson fails to realize that many teenagers in Canada have valuable
opinions regarding public safety policies and many other political
issues. As future or current voters, their input is just as valid as
Hobson's. Hobson's disrespect towards teenagers robs him of any
credibility he might have had.

Martha Holmen,

Sackville, N.B.