Pubdate: Tue, 30 Jun 2015 Source: Arizona Republic (Phoenix, AZ) Copyright: 2015 The Arizona Republic Contact: http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/opinions/sendaletter.html Website: http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/24 Author: JB Collier Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v15/n354/a11.html ILLEGAL DRUG TRADE RAISES MORE WORRIES THAN LEGALIZATION Re: "Recreational pot is bad - just meet my brother," Monday My Turn by Lisa James. Ms. James' commentary is understandable and sad, except it begs such questions as "would making pot legal be any better for her brother? Or any other addict?" I don't participate in recreational drugs but am definitely more concerned over illegal drug trade than legal. Let's go to the root and put more effort into dealing with human addiction! - - JB Collier Mesa - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom