MORE DRUG WAR LIES

In an "open letter" to America's prosecutors (dated November 1, 2002),
ONDCP Deputy Director Scott Burns insists, "Nationwide, no drug matches the
threat posed by marijuana," and urges law enforcement officials to
"aggressively prosecute" marijuana violators.

The Bush Administration's latest rhetoric does not qualify as mere
exaggeration; they are flat-out lying to the American public. They are
purposely misrepresenting the available research in an attempt to justify
federal and state policies that result in the arrest of more than 650,000
Americans annually on minor marijuana possession charges. NORML has decided
it is time to blow the whistle on this shameful exercise in government
propaganda by launching our own marijuana "truth" campaign.

We invite all to NORML.org to read the Drug Czar's letter, and then read
NORML's rebuttal, and decide for yourself who is lying about marijuana and why.

BUSTER JONES, Albany