Pubdate: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 Source: Northern Territory News (Australia) Copyright: 2006 Northern Territory News Contact: http://ntnews.news.com.au/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/283 Author: Fiona Clarke FUEL FOR THE WAR ON DRUGS THE article "Drugs and drink bring out the worst" (Northern Territory News, February 6), quotes Michael Torres as saying he "attributes alcohol and cannabis for much of the violence". Mr Torres does not give any examples or facts to back up this statement regarding cannabis - there is no evidence it makes people violent. He does, however, elaborate on the well-known fact that grog is responsible for much violence that otherwise would not have occurred, and domestic violence. But accuracy is not really the issue, is it? Dr Torre's uninformed statement created another opportunity to further the government war on cannabis. Fiona Clarke, The Narrows - --- MAP posted-by: Derek