IN SHORT

The dubious cannabis laws proposed by the State Government will mean that
more of today's youth will be tempted to try this euphoric, stupid,
hallucinating drug without any fear of a conviction or even the
responsibility to warn gullible friends of the long-term consequences of
memory loss, depression, body harm and increased drug dependency with the
need to lie, steal, beg and borrow as they move onto experiment with heroin
and cocaine that are more dangerous and far worse than imagined.

The South Australian experiment has become a disaster zone with more
small-time crime cartels and more cannabis available in the community.

Clearly we are dealing with the future liberty and lives our young
people. The truth is drug dealers are peddlers of extortion, death and
shattered lives.

DAVID COOMBS,

Yangebup.