Pubdate: Wed, 7 Jan 2009
Source: Ann Arbor News (MI)
Copyright: 2009 The Ann Arbor News
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Author: Brad Nasarzewski

PRESCRIPTION DRUGS MORE HARMFUL THAN POT

My heart goes out to Chuck D. Ream of Ann Arbor, who lost his sister 
to alcoholism. His letter on medical marijuana as far as I'm 
concerned was 100 percent accurate. What bothers me the most is some 
people think that pot is a "gateway" to use other drugs. I do not 
believe that for a minute.

It is finally legal to smoke and grow marijuana in the state of 
Michigan; however, under federal law it is still quite illegal. Who 
is the federal government to dictate state law? Drugs such as 
Vicodin, Oxycontin and other narcotic painkillers are a lot worse on 
the human body than pot ever was. In fact, some of the teenagers 
these days are becoming dependent on painkillers, and even the 
anti-anxiety drugs such as Xanax and Atavan.

So with this said, you be the judge. Sorry again for your loss, Chuck.

Brad Nasarzewski

Ypsilanti 
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