Pubdate: Sun, 14 Sep 2003 Source: Daily Independent, The (Ashland, KY) Copyright: 2003 The Daily Independent, Inc. Contact: http://www.dailyindependent.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1573 Author: John Goldie MARIJUANA IS AGAINST THE LAW; CASE CLOSED This is in response to the Sept. 11 letter from Sandy Cote of Toledo: Marijuana is against the law. Pot users are criminals. I am a man in my 60s. I have seen some of my best friends use marijuana, thinking it to be harmless, then later turning to harder drugs, which caused their deaths. Marijuana does lead to harder drugs. These young people who start smoking pot cannot afford it. Smoking pot leads to stealing, stealing is also against the law. This also makes them a criminal. Case closed. John Goldie Flatwoods - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom