Pubdate: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 Source: Detroit News (MI) Copyright: 2010 Robert Sharpe Contact: http://detnews.com/article/99999999/INFO/71011004 Website: http://detnews.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/126 Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v10/n559/a04.html Author: Robert Sharpe MANIPULATED STATISTICS Larry Stelma, Byron Konschuh and Bill Schuette seem to think that marijuana should remain illegal because alcohol causes widespread societal problems ("Legalizing marijuana remains a bad idea," July 16). Alcohol abuse is the primary culprit behind the domestic violence problems they vaguely attribute to "substance abuse." Not all drugs are created equal. Marijuana is by far the safest recreational drug, legal or otherwise. Robert Sharpe, Washington, D.C. - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake