Pubdate: Mon, 09 Sep 2002 Source: Ottawa Citizen (CN ON) Copyright: 2002 The Ottawa Citizen Contact: http://www.canada.com/ottawa/ottawacitizen/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/326 Author: Fiona Hammond-Vincent Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v02/n1665/a11.html MARIJUANA USERS BETTER THAN DRUNKS Re: Legalization can no longer be snickered away, Sept. 5. Thank you, Dan Gardner, for a well-thought-out article. As someone who has bartended for years and seen the effects of alcohol versus marijuana firsthand, I would far rather be in a room of weed smokers than drinkers. No fights, no horsing around, no passing out, no throwing up, no insisting that they're fine to drive. In fact, the only time you'll come even close to violence with weed smokers (and even then, it won't actually happen) is when you're down to the last piece of pizza. Fiona Hammond-Vincent, Vanier - --- MAP posted-by: Tom