Pubdate: Sun, 29 Mar 2015
Source: Gilmer Mirror, The (TX)
Copyright: 2015 The Gilmer Mirror
Contact:  http://www.gilmermirror.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/3032
Author: Mickey Spencer

DO NOT LEGALIZE MARIJUANA

Legalize marijuana? No! Society has enough legal substances to abuse. 
It would be foolish to add fuel to the fire.

Having worked as a Narcotics Agent with the Texas Department of 
Public Safety, I have seen the environment in which marijuana users 
create and live.

Marijuana use is a gateway to the use of harder and more lethal 
drugs. When the user can no longer get the desired effect from 
marijuana, many will then try other drugs to get "high."

When one talks to and observes the actions of a user under the 
influence of marijuana, the mental and physical impairment is 
immediately noticeable.

Would you want your family to meet this individual driving on the 
highway or be the teacher whose students are so lethargic they can't 
stay awake or speak intelligently in class?

Mr. Simpson is correct about one thing; God did create all plants.

He also gave man a brain so he would know what is detrimental to him.

Even animals won't, for the most part, ingest something that is 
harmful to them, but when they do the effects are much the same as 
marijuana on humans (cat nip and loco weed).

Mickey Spencer
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MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom