Pubdate: Sun, 13 Jul 2008
Source: Hawaii Tribune Herald (Hilo, HI)
Copyright: 2008 Hawaii Tribune Herald
Contact:  http://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/185
Author: Barbara McIntosh

BOOZE OK, POT BAD?

In last week's Life section of this newspaper was the headline, 
"Youth are dying for a drink". It continued on page C3 under 
"Drinking" and went on to tell about college-age deaths, which are 
way up from binge drinking!

At the end of the article was a very large ad for Kadota Liquors, our 
"drive-in" liquor store, promoting our legal drug.

In all of recorded history not a single person has ever died from an 
overdose of cannabis (marijuana). And yet my Volcano neighbor was 
recently sentenced to 20 years in prison for growing the herb.

Alcohol (one of the most toxic of all drugs) is legal, while cannabis 
(the least toxic of all drugs) is not. What is wrong with this picture?

Barbara McIntosh

Volcano
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