Pubdate: Tue, 22 Mar 2016 Source: Standard Freeholder (Cornwall, CN ON) Copyright: 2016 Cornwall Standard Freeholder Contact: http://www.standard-freeholder.com/letters Website: http://www.standard-freeholder.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1169 Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v16/n150/a08.html Author: Stan White BASELESS CRITIQUE Re: "Pot is the devil," March 12, 2016 Tom Newton's is not with me, but rather my father who sent me. My letter claims we are to love one another and further exposes how cannabis (marijuana) prohibition separates clergy from receiving the "spirit of truth." Cannabis is the "tree of life," not the tree of knowledge. The very last page of the Bible indicates the leaves of the tree of life are for the healing of the nations. Healing: all-inclusive. Further, exclaiming cannabis is a killer vice is contrary to the facts. In over 5,000 years of documented use, the plant has never killed one single person; that's safety on a biblical scale. It's baseless comparing it to alcohol, which kills thousands yearly and can kill in a single sitting. Fresh food, rotten food. Rather than un-lovingly attack me as a "dope head," avoid the devil at all cost. Have a life-long conversation with Christ God Our Father and come back to me. Stan White Dillon, Colo. - --- MAP posted-by: Matt