Pubdate: Thu, 19 Sep 2002
Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution (GA)
Copyright: 2002 Cox Interactive Media.
Contact:  http://www.accessatlanta.com/ajc/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/28
Author: Claire Galloway

MARIJUANA, USERS POSE NO THREAT

Thank you for the column on legalizing pot ("Here's the dope on why pot 
should be legal,"  Sept. 18). It is about time we get past the 
misconception that marijuana is an addictive gateway drug and so should be 
illegal. Marijuana just does not stand up when compared with our actual 
addictive, and most important, legal, drugs: cigarettes and alcohol.

Why don't the feds want to get it? Get the nonviolent drug offenders out of 
our overcrowded prisons, put our tax money to use for what it was intended. 
Focus on getting criminals who really are a threat to the community at 
large off the streets and into treatment programs.

CLAIRE GALLOWAY, Sugar Hill
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