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
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