DANGER LURKS IN LAW

THIS STATE is facing a serious attempt to legalize marijuana by a governor
who is the national poster boy for the drug culture.

The Legislature seems to be 7/8 heedless of not only the dangers of the
drug itself but the message it will send our economic and business
community and those contemplating a move to New Mexico.

This charade is being perpetuated as a medical treatment for the sick. Once
that piece of legislation is signed, it will be very difficult to
distinguish the "sick" among us. ...

Proponents liken its use to occasional social drinking. Marijuana causes
damage at the rate of something in the neighborhood of 20 times as rapidly
as alcohol. Do we need this type of psychological escapism for our youth?
Don't be deceived. The medical label is a ruse and the pushers of this law
know the difference between decriminalizing and legalizing. It is only a
step from one to another.

DONALD L. ADAMS, Rio Rancho