Pubdate: Sat, 16 Mar 2002 Source: Halifax Herald (CN NS) Copyright: 2002 The Halifax Herald Limited Contact: http://www.herald.ns.ca/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/180 Author: David d'Apollonia Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v02/n443/a06.html?3531 SCENT OF HYPOCRISY Dear Editor: Re: "Be careful about medical pot use, MD warns" (March 12). Dr. Henry Haddad may discover his parochial attitude of "reefer madness" has garnered himself an unexpected adversary. Wasn't it Christ who warned of a particular spiritual disease that afflicts many; hypocrisy is it? He compared this mental disorder to leaven; an agent of spiritual fermentation that fills the individual with intoxicating levels of self-delusion, fraud and hubris. (Luke 12:1) Cannabis is safer than aspirin, for God's sake. Recreational use is a form of self-medication; whether it relieves stress, depression or plain boredom, besides the myriad of other palliative actions documented over the centuries. For the sake of anyone who may be confused and deluded by the misinformation of "leaven-head syndrome," I suggest a dosage of facts and truth. Here's a good start: Does the Bible Support the Drug War? by R. Givens; www.angelfire.com/la/kaylee/bible.html David d'Apollonia, Dartmouth - --- MAP posted-by: Alex