Pubdate: Thu, 10 Mar 2016
Source: Modesto Bee, The (CA)
Copyright: 2016 The Modesto Bee
Contact:  http://www.modbee.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/271
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v16/n132/a02.html
Author: Stan White

DANGERS OF CANNABIS OVERSTATED BY BEE'S EDITORIAL

Re "High time we had a community discussion about marijuana" (Our 
View, March 6): The Bee's editorial did not entirely tell the truth 
about cannabis (marijuana) related to overdoses and deaths among 
adolescents and children in Colorado. The truth is that cannabis 
doesn't cause death and hasn't killed a single person in over 5,000 
years of documented use. That's safety on a Biblical scale.

The unfortunate incidents linked in the editorial include people 
using cannabis with prescription drugs, alcohol and illicit narcotics 
along with people that have had prior mental health illnesses. When 
readers consider nearly $1 billion worth of cannabis products were 
legally purchased and used last year alone it is apparent the risks 
and side effects associated with using the plant is relatively miniscule.

STAN WHITE, DILLON, COLORADO
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