Letter 1 Of 3

READERS CONTINUE MARIJUANA DEBATE

Ah, yes! Let's legalize marijuana! It's so much fun sitting on your
living-room floor, with your 17-month-old son in your lap, toking away on
your joint. (Where are the children going to be while their parents are
enjoying their drugs?) Of course, anything the doctor says marijuana helps,
including menstrual cramps, you have (and you're a male!). And you're in
the privacy of your own home, so nothing can be done! Yes, let's teach our
children that the answer to all our problems can be found at the end of a
joint.

Oh, and by the way, driving while intoxicated with liquor is illegal.
That's why more than 10,000 people a year lose their lives to drunk
drivers. And if the possession of liquor is illegal by those under 21, how
come thousands of minors are either killed or arrested each year with
alcohol in their system?

How come?

It can't happen? It did, to me. You see, my ex-spouse was a marijuana
addict. His dope was more important than his children's food, diapers,
clothes, even rent and utilities. And marijuana is the victimless drug!

Sandi Smith

Silver Springs