POT SMOKER GIVES UP DRUG FEARING TERROR

Believing his drug use may be funding terrorism, a Frederick County man
called authorities to his home to get his dope.

In Frederick County District Court on Thursday, John E. Higgins, 46, said
he was disappointed he could not participate in the Vietnam War.

"I don't want to do anything to hurt this country," he said.

Higgins, who admitted to possession of marijuana, received a suspended
sentence and was ordered to continue in drug treatment.

Defense Attorney Jack Blomquist told Judge Janice Rodnick Ambrose that the
case was unusual.

He said on Dec. 8, 2002, his client, whose father was a World War II
veteran, was watching a documentary about Pearl Harbor.

"Then, he saw a commercial stating that if you smoke marijuana, you could
be funding terrorism. ... He picked up the phone and called 911."