Pubdate: Thu, 08 Dec 2011
Source: Nanaimo Daily News (CN BC)
Copyright: 2011 Madeline Bruce
Contact:  http://www.canada.com/nanaimodailynews/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1608
Author: Madeline Bruce
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v11/n687/a03.html

ALLEN WAS RIGHT TO TAKE A STAND ON POT CONVICTION

Re: 'Allen's no-show will cost $100K' (Daily News, Dec. 7)

I say it's worth $100,000 for Donna Allen to make a stand against 
incoming school trustee Bill Bard since he did not disclose his 
criminal record for growing marijuana and receiving a one-year 
conditional sentence.

Obviously, he thought this was negligible. I don't.

This is not the kind of role model I want to see making decisions for 
school children. Despite the recent popular hankerings to see 
marijuana legalized, history has multiple examples to show that drug 
panaceas always have a negative side. Opium and cocaine were both 
legal up until about 100 years ago until it was found that the fun 
and happiness quotient also had the devastating downside of destroying lives.

Further long-term studies of marijuana use is required, according to 
the scientific community.

One seldom discussed aspect of regular marijuana use is the impact it 
has on relationships.

Regular users can tend to zone out emotionally, which leaves their 
partners in an intimacy vacuum.

I find the "it's better than alcohol" argument pathetic. We are not 
big babies that require a soother to make it through the day. Yes, 
some of us, such as myself, overeat, and that is why there is so much 
diet information out there.

Madeline Bruce,

Nanaimo
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