Pubdate: Mon, 21 Oct 2002 Source: Newsday (NY) Copyright: 2002 Newsday Inc. Contact: http://www.newsday.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/308 Author: Kirk Muse SMOKING OUT THE ENEMY Regarding changes in Canada's marijuana laws, U.S. drug czar John Walters says, "We intend to protect our citizens. We have no choice" ["Canada's Pot Proposal Worries U. S.," Oct. 15]. Meanwhile, terrorists have crashed jetliners into two of our largest office buildings, killing thousands of innocent people. Other foreign agents are plotting to kill as many Americans as they can with chemical, biological and nuclear weapons. And in the Washington area, a sniper is killing citizens with a long-range rifle. Yet our government wants to protect us from a natural herb that has never killed anyone in the 5,000-year history of its use? It seems to me our government should protect us from our enemies - not ourselves. Kirk Muse Mesa, Ariz. - --- MAP posted-by: Beth