Pubdate: Tue, 01 Jan 2008 Source: Press, The (York, UK) Copyright: 2008 Newsquest Media Group Contact: http://www.yorkpress.co.uk Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/3111 Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v07/n1359/a07.html Author: Kirk Muse SIMPLE FACTS To the Editor of The York Press: Sirs, thanks for publishing Steve Clements' thoughtful letter: "Cannabis facts" (28 Dec). I'd like to add that the annual world wide tobacco-vs-cannabis kill ratio is about 4.5 million to zero. So why is cannabis a criminalised substance and not tobacco? (Other than because lots of people, organizations and institutions make lots of money because of cannabis criminalisation). Kirk Muse Mesa, Ariz. U. S. A. - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom