Pubdate: Mon, 10 Dec 2007 Source: Whitehorse Star (CN YK) Copyright: 2007 Whitehorse Star Contact: http://www.whitehorsestar.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1493 Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v07/n1381/a09.html Author: Stan White IT'S TIME TO RE-LEGALIZE CANNABIS Better titles would have been, Drug Laws Destroy Lives, or "Drugs Destroy Lives", Parents Brainwashed ("Drugs Destroy Lives", Parents Reminded, Nov. 28, 2007) since the war on drugs is often more harmful than the substances being prohibited. Consider cannabis (kaneh bosm / marijuana) which isn't even a drug but rather a relatively safe God-given plant, that is safer than alcohol especially compared to whiskey. Cannabis hasn't killed one person in over 5,000 years of documented use while cigarettes kill over 1,000 North Americans daily and it's less addictive than coffee. It's time to re-legalize cannabis to add credibility to any "war" on "drugs". People that support perpetuating Reefer Madness laws fail the "drug test" and may be doing more harm than good. Truthfully, Stan White, Dillon, Colorado - --- MAP posted-by: Derek