Pubdate: Sat, 31 May 2003
Source: Victoria Times-Colonist (CN BC)
Copyright: 2003 Times Colonist
Contact:  http://www.canada.com/victoria/timescolonist/
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Author: Mike Schmitz

ALCOHOL IS ABUSED MORE THAN MARIJUANA

I'd like to know how it's appropriate to draw such a hard and fast line
between marijuana use and other drugs like alcohol, tobacco and caffeine. On
the CBC Web site, I found this Quick Fact: "Cannabis remains the most common
drug of abuse in Canada, Mexico and the United States."

But isn't alcohol by far the most abused drug in all of North America? I
continue to ask people a simple question when this debate comes up: "Who are
you more wary of in a dark alley, a stumbling drunk, or a sprawling stoner?"

Mike Schmitz,

Victoria.
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