Pubdate: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 Source: Sonoma Valley Sun (CA) Copyright: 2009 Sonoma Valley Sun Contact: http://sonomasun.thmm.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/4881 Author: Floyd Krautner SLOW THINKING Editor: Seeing politicians react to long overdue changes in marijuana laws convinces me that cannabis really does cause brain damage, but not in users. The people losing their minds are prohibitionists who cannot accept the fact that people are getting wise to the fact that marijuana prohibition is based on absurd fictions. Failing to perceive reality accurately and subscribing to patently false notions is not the sign of a well-balanced mind. [Planning commission chairman] Michael George's argument that "marijuana must be patented to be legal" is an example of serious confusion. Apparently, Mr. George has never heard of the market for unpatented herbs, which are completely legal. Floyd Krautner Bakersfield - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake