Pubdate: Wed, 20 Apr 2016
Source: Alberni Valley News (CN BC)
Copyright: 2016 Alberni Valley News
Contact:  http://www.albernivalleynews.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/4247
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v16/n193/a01.html
Author: Stan White

KEEP TO THE TRUTH ABOUT MARIJUANA

To the Editor,

It's commendable to keep youth away from drugs (From "Yes 2 Know", 
March 24), however, parents should closely monitor RCMP Drug 
Awareness programs to insure their children receive the truth, which 
is the most important component to protecting kids from drug use.

DARE has been eliminated in most school districts because government 
statistics prove it's not only a failure but it may be causing more 
drug use than no anti-drug program at all.

How many citizens tried cannabis and found it to be safer than what 
DARE claimed and believed other substances must not be so bad either, 
only to find them addicted to hard drugs?

That's one reason North America is experiencing increased heroin 
addiction and death rates.

A sane or moral argument to continue to lie about cannabis doesn't exist.

Stan White,

Dillon, Colorado
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