Pubdate: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 Source: Sacramento Bee (CA) Copyright: 2009 The Sacramento Bee Contact: http://www.sacbee.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/376 Note: Rarely publishes letters from outside its circulation area. Author: Paul Mattiuzzi CLEAR THE FUMES IN DAVIS Re "Tobacco store has official fuming" (Our Region, March 23): Head shops in Davis? Oh my! A threat to "the town's family-friendly image"? Give me a break. Davis has proudly celebrated itself as a world leader in the development and promotion of highly addictive, actively dangerous, intoxicating substances of abuse that cause great social harm at tremendous social cost. I'm not talking about weed. I'm talking about wine. As a university town, Davis is a virtual laboratory for demonstrating the dangers of alcohol. None of the scientists at Davis can say, with a straight face, that marijuana is more dangerous than merlot, or that the abuse potential of cannabis is greater than that of cabernet. Does a toke threaten health as much as Tokay? No. So before going after the bud, they should get rid of the Bud Light. The City Council should know that there are liquor stores in Davis, and that even their grocery stores sell rum. - - Paul Mattiuzzi, Sacramento - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom