Pubdate: Tue, 27 May 2008 Source: National Post (Canada) Copyright: 2008 Southam Inc. Contact: http://www.nationalpost.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/286 Author: C. Gwendolyn Landolt Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v08/n524/a10.html?283930 DECADES AFTER WOODSTOCK, THE POT DEBATE STILL RAGES This editorial posits that alcohol and cigarettes are more dangerous than marijuana. This position, however, has been outdated by both events and data. The United Kingdom recently reclassified marijuana because of its dangers, and the Netherlands is reviewing its policy of essentially legalizing marijuana through its coffee houses. These countries are not changing their policy on marijuana for whimsical reasons, but rather because of hard data that points out marijuana's dangers, both physically and psychologically. C. Gwendolyn Landolt, national vice-president, REAL Women of Canada, Richmond Hill, Ont. - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom