Pubdate: Thu, 07 Jul 2011
Source: Muskegon Chronicle, The (MI)
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Author: Kirk Muse
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v11/n434/a07.html

MARIJUANA LAWS ARE NOT A DETERRENT

I'm writing about Robert Sharpe's thoughtful July 3 letter, 
"Marijuana laws have failed as a deterrent." I'd like to add that not 
only do our marijuana laws fail to act as a deterrent, our marijuana 
laws substantially increase the desire for marijuana -- especially 
for young people.

The lure of the forbidden fruit is very powerful.

Why else do Americans use marijuana at twice the per capita rate of 
the Netherlands?

In the Netherlands cannabis has been quasi legal for several decades.

See the web site: www.drugwarfacts.org/thenethe.htm

Kirk Muse

Mesa, Ariz.
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