PREJUDICED LANGUAGE CLUTTERS POT DEBATE

People will never get over their bias against marijuana unless and until
the language used in this debate is normalized.

For example, the media, police and general population use the following
terms that objectify the biases:

- - "user" instead of consumer

- - "trafficking" instead of selling

- - "toked" instead of smoked

- - "roach" instead of butt

Normalizing the language in the debate will go a long way to create an
informed public -- or at least one that can compare prejudice with reality.

Nick Palliser,

St. Albert