Pubdate: Sun, 18 Dec 2011 Source: New York Times (NY) Copyright: 2011 Jay Watterworth Contact: http://www.nytimes.com/ref/membercenter/help/lettertoeditor.html Website: http://www.nytimes.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/298 Author: Jay Watterworth Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v11/n709/a04.html Sunday Dialogue WHEN MARIJUANA IS USED AS MEDICINE. I am sure that others will point out the many fallacies in Mr. Evans's letter as these have been the traditional myths used by medical marijuana opponents for years. When myths like these are circulated, it discredits the sincere effort many of us have been making to deal with the problem of substance abuse. Offering false arguments regarding marijuana tends to undermine all of us who are trying to reach out to young people. When I present them with real science, my words are dismissed as well. If we truly want to prevent substance abuse, honesty is the best policy. JAY WATTERWORTH Boulder, Colo., Dec. 14, 2011 The writer is a lecturer in sociology at the University of Colorado at Boulder. - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom