Pubdate: Thu, 06 Mar 2014 Source: Boston Herald (MA) Copyright: 2014 The Boston Herald, Inc Contact: http://news.bostonherald.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/53 Author: Robert D'Amelio Page: 18 UNHEALTHY DIRECTION This blue state has chosen to make marijuana available to just about everyone who wants it ("DTA hack in the weeds after arrest," Feb. 25). Legitimate medical authorities advise that smoking it is harmful to your health. And there is a pill containing whatever people think is beneficial in pot. So, exactly who is going to benefit by opening all these street corner pot shops? The proprietors certainly. Some pols as well. Meanwhile, users of EBT cards, provided by the state's Department of Transitional Assistance, will spend their food money on it. The next step will be pot legalization like in Colorado, where there are ATM machines right in the pot shops to facilitate purchase. So, what we end up with will be another intoxicant to muddle the minds of young people. - - Robert D'Amelio, Boston - --- MAP posted-by: Matt