ANTI-MARIJUANA PROPAGANDA

Dear Editor,

I'm writing about Meredith Stewart's anti-marijuana propaganda piece title
"A Date With Mary Jane: Marijuana, effects, consequences" [Jan. 27].

Stewart didn't mention the worst effect of marijuana use - getting
arrested and thrown in jail with violent criminals. Last year we had
more than 700,000 arrests for marijuana violations and almost 90
percent of the arrests were for possession only.

We had more arrests made for marijuana violations than for murder,
rape, armed robbery and assault combined.

Marijuana is a natural herb that has never been documented to kill a
single person in the 5,000-year history of its use. On the other hand,
if we drink 65 cups of coffee in a single day, we have a 50 percent
chance of dying as a result.

So why don't we criminalize coffee instead of marijuana?

If we smoke the most potent marijuana all day long, the worst effect
would be a severe case of the munchies.

Kirk Muse

Mesa, AZ