Pubdate: Fri, 16 May 2014 Source: Las Vegas Review-Journal (NV) Copyright: 2014 Las Vegas Review-Journal Contact: http://www.reviewjournal.com/about/print/press/letterstoeditor.html Website: http://www.lvrj.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/233 Author: Tish Pierce Page: 8B MARIJUANA USE To the editor: In recent months, local and national news outlets have reported that marijuana can damage people's brains, and can also cause heart damage. So where does the American Medical Association stand on the use of recreational marijuana? Just because Colorado passed laws to permit medical and recreational marijuana does not mean that Nevada needs to do likewise in order to get tax money. I can think of various things to do or laws to pass to get tax money without legalizing recreational marijuana. TISH PIERCE LAS VEGAS - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom