Pubdate: Thu, 27 Nov 2014 Source: Washington Post (DC) Copyright: 2014 The Washington Post Company Contact: http://mapinc.org/url/mUgeOPdZ Website: http://www.washingtonpost.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/491 Author: Doug Adams Page: A26 Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v14/n890/a05.html MAKE YOUR OWN DECISIONS ON POT In her Nov. 22 letter, "Take a harder look at marijuana," Stephanie Babyak Nickerson responded to a recommendation for legalization with a non sequitur about whether marijuana is any more harmful than tobacco. Few are arguing that marijuana is healthy. The question is whether people should be allowed to make their own decisions to use marijuana based on their assessments of the risks involved, as we do with so many other substances and activities. Doug Adams, Fairfax - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom