Pubdate: Fri, 03 May 2013 Source: Calgary Herald (CN AB) Copyright: 2013 Canwest Publishing Inc. Contact: http://www2.canada.com/calgaryherald/letters.html Website: http://www.calgaryherald.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/66 Author: Mark Persinger Page: 11 SELF SOVEREIGNTY Re: "Get smart about pot," Letter, May 1. Wayne Phillips, I'm sorry for your loss. I, too, have known many who have succumbed to addiction. However, your opinion about marijuana as a gateway drug is entirely Illogical. It is akin to saying that drinking juice is a gateway to alcohol, or that driving slowly is a precursor to driving erratically. Politicians have no right to tell me, as a sovereign individual, what I can and can't consume. I am quite rational and capable of determining on my own what is safe and what isn't. Prohibition didn't stop the deaths of your loved ones, nor mine. What it did was put thousands of productive citizens, and family members alike, in prison merely for making a choice that would only affect themselves and those who consent to it. Mark Persinger, Calgary - --- MAP posted-by: Matt