Pubdate: Fri, 03 Mar 2006 Source: Berkshire Eagle, The (Pittsfield, MA) Copyright: 2006 New England Newspapers, Inc. Contact: http://www.berkshireeagle.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/897 Author: Sam Barrett Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v06/n256/a10.html?296769 TIME TO CHANGE LAWS ON MARIJUANA To the Editor of THE EAGLE:- I applaud Peter Martin's op-ed column in today's Eagle, and can only hope District Attorney Capeless reads it; those who do not study history are doomed to repeat it. How many lives, jobs, marriages, homes, cars, and dollars are lost to alcohol and alcoholism annually, versus marijuana? How much do all these trials cost? Ever hear of anyone smoking pot and then getting into a fistfight? Marijuana is clearly the more benign of the two drugs; the laws must change. Sam Barrett - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom