Pubdate: Fri, 08 Jul 2005
Source: Deseret Morning News (Salt Lake City, UT)
Copyright: 2005 Deseret News Publishing Corp.
Contact:  http://www.desnews.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/124
Author: Kirk Muse
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v05.n1085.a09.html

CLOSE THE POT GATEWAY

I'm writing about your thoughtful editorial: "Make meth a higher
priority" (July 5). I have never seen heroin, cocaine, or
methamphetamine. However, I was offered free samples of these
dangerous drugs on several occasions by my marijuana suppliers when I
was a user of marijuana more than 15 years ago.

Fortunately, I turned down all offers of free samples of other drugs.
Unfortunately, many others do not - thus the gateway effect. If we
legalize, regulate, control and tax the sale and production of
marijuana we will close the gateway to drugs like meth.

Kirk Muse

Mesa, Ariz.
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