Pubdate: Sat, 31 May 2003 Source: Victoria Times-Colonist (CN BC) Copyright: 2003 Times Colonist Contact: http://www.canada.com/victoria/timescolonist/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/481 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. - --- MAP posted-by: Josh