MARIJUANA USE SUPPORTS TERROR

Dig,

Ah, this paper baffles me. Are you guys aware of the contradicting nature
of a couple of your favorite political stances? You're against a war with
Iraq, fearing that innocent lives will be jeopardized. Yet you advocate the
use and legalization of marijuana. Now, I've never met anyone who advocates
this that hasn't used the stuff before and very few that do not use it
regularly.

Those who do use the drug routinely, or have used it, support the domino
effect of violent crimes involved with its trafficking. From the tips of
your roach clips, to the schoolyard dealers, to the killing fields of the
South and Central American farmlands (usurped from innocent farmers by
cartels), you're just as guilty of the violence and deaths along the way.
You've funded them. You may argue that the above is one reason why you want
to legalize the stuff, but that doesn't excuse the violent crimes supported
and perpetuated by its users from the beginning of its popularity to today.

Why is it ok to shit on one Third World country, in your eyes, but not
another? Especially when one country, led by a maniacal tyrant, is a threat
to our safety. Last time I checked, safety is a necessity -- marijuana is
not. Even if Bush does want to kick Iraqi ass for oil, how is that
different from those who buy marijuana and thus are just as responsible for
the lives they jeopardize in doing so? Either way, you're both defecating
on the Third World of your choice. Why be a hypocrite about it?

Your views on war and marijuana issues actually cancel each other out.

Matt Helm

(Malarkey. You've been duped by the (recently cancelled) multi-billion
dollar PR campaign that the federal government has been waging as part of
its failed war on drugs. We haven't. Peace, Joe Bonni)