Pubdate: Fri, 09 Oct 2015 Source: Albany Democrat-Herald (OR) Copyright: 2015 Lee Enterprises Contact: http://drugsense.org/url/HPOp5PfB Website: http://www.democratherald.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/7 Author: Larry Crompton FACTS ARE OUT THERE ABOUT POT Just read about NASA learning of running water on Mars. After reading the two letters (Mailbag, Sept. 29) by Keta Tom and John Collet about how good pot is for you, I realize who told them. Just one more name of an illegal alien and Trump's outer space wall will be a fact. Just think, smoke pot and no more domestic violence. Get our judges to believe that and Linn County could shut down jail beds. Just sentence violators to smoke three dubies a day and no more problems. Murderers, five dubies a day and we are all safe. And then we also learned that soft drinks, alcohol, cigarettes and legal drugs kill more people than pot ever will. We spend billions of dollars to get rid of cigarette smoking and we have people who know nothing about the dangers of marijuana. Mental illness has been linked to users, as is depression and suicidal thoughts especially in teens. Marijuana has 50 to 70 percent more cancer-causing substances than tobacco, and one joint could cause as much damage to the lungs as six cigarettes. Heart attacks are there as marijuana raises heart rate. It is proven that teenagers who smoke pot lose as much as 8 IQ points. The facts are out there but they are not published by the major media or those who are addicted to pot. Just think, instead of giving billions of dollars to terrorist countries, send them tons of pot and they will no longer want to kill, just stay home and be friendly. Send it back to Mars and we won't have to worry about those Martians attacking us. God help us, please. Larry Crompton Scio (Oct. 1) - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom