MARIJUANA NOT HARMLESS

Re: An afternoon on the grass, Sept. 20

I'm as liberal as the next gal when it comes to the legalization of
marijuana. However, I do feel that this article has inaccurately depicted
smoking marijuana as being harmless.

Next to a large photograph of an individual leisurely rolling what The
Varsity refers to casually as an "herbal cigarette" there lies an embedded
quotation from our SAC VP which reads "you can't really argue that
marijuana causes bodily harm".

As of yet, cannabinoid effects cannot be separated from the effects of
inhaling the smoke of burning plant material and contaminants. Smoked
marijuana is a crude THC delivery system that also delivers harmful substances.

While the benefits certainly outweigh the risks for those individuals who
are terminally ill or suffer from debilitating pain, healthy individuals
should keep in mind that smoking marijuana is certainly not harmless.

Brooke M.