Pubdate: Thu, 24 Feb 2005
Source: Auburn Plainsman, The (Auburn U, AL Edu)
Copyright: 2005 The Auburn Plainsman
Contact:  http://www.theplainsman.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1880
Author: Withheld by request
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v05/n279/a01.html?12426

MARIJUANA NOT HARMFUL

Editor, The Auburn Plainsman:

Your article on the harshness of marijuana busts hit the nail on the head.

I have seen so many friends stopped in their tracks and frozen in time just 
because they were smoking, or happened to get caught near smoke or smoking 
devices.

This state is trapped in a Puritan-like mode similar to that in "The 
Scarlet Letter."

I myself am almost all for legalization. Pot smokers are the best kind of 
addict, even though addiction is never a good thing to be encouraged.

My boyfriend has severe stomach complications, and the only medicine that 
helps him is marijuana. It brings back his appetite and allows him to sleep 
pain-free.

I myself am not an avid smoker, since I have no time to do so, but have 
many friends who work full time and smoke occasionally. What is the big deal?!

I realize that a law is a law is a law, but I think this one needs a little 
revising.

Can't we, ourselves, be allowed to make decisions for ourselves? Do we 
really need a "mommy" looming over our heads telling us no?

Well, it is time for us to look up into that pseudo-parental face and ask why.

Marijuana hurts no one. Alcohol hurts exponentially more people, but I 
guess taxes are more useful.

Name withheld by request
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