AUTHOR NEEDS MORE RESEARCH

The article "Studies Show Marijuana May Be Addictive" (Feb 15), is almost
too much to bear.

Instead of monkeying around, the author should do a little more research.
She writes, "self-administration of drugs by animals is perceived to be a
trademark of addictive substances." That is the reason I am against animals
doing drugs--they exhibit no self-control!

Patterns of behavior are "addictive" and cessation of certain behaviors may
produce the same ill effects described from stopping one's consumption of
cannabis. Our government's addiction to the Prohibition policies against
some drugs is far more harmful than an individual's cannabis use. That
government addiction cost best-selling author Peter McWilliams his life.

As an educational institute UW owes its students better than prohibitionist
propaganda.

Allan Erickson, Eugene, OR