Pubdate: Sat, 04 Mar 2006
Source: San Diego Union Tribune (CA)
Copyright: 2006 Union-Tribune Publishing Co.
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Author: Jill Scott

LETTER UNDERSTATED MARIJUANA'S DANGERS

As a member of Mothers Against Marijuana (MAM), I would like to 
correct the information in Andrew Vaino's Feb. 14 letter regarding 
Proposition 215. Sixty-five percent of voters did not approve 
Proposition 215. It was 56 percent, which means 44 percent of us did not.

I remember the media blitz in 1995 around Proposition 215. The 
well-funded media campaign stated that Proposition 215 would allow 
dying citizens to smoke or eat whatever makes them happy and 
comfortable. This compelling argument entirely neglected to mention 
who was really using marijuana - our youth and young adults, and who 
was selling it - the rapidly growing cannabis club owners in Northern 
California.

I remember my frustration over sad family stories regarding marijuana 
use that were not receiving media attention. We couldn't match the 
edgy rhetoric of Proposition 215, and we still can't.

The Board of Supervisors is standing up for me and other mothers who 
know what a stoned teen looks like and the dangerous behavior that 
happens while they are intoxicated. My own son suffered a horrific 
bone fracture while under the influence of marijuana. Other Mothers 
Against Marijuana members tell similar stories of serious accidents, 
poor school performance and lack of motivation to either have a job 
or be independent.

JILL SCOTT

San Diego
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