Pubdate: Sat, 26 Nov 2016
Source: Calgary Herald (CN AB)
Copyright: 2016 Postmedia Network
Contact:  http://www.calgaryherald.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/66
Author: Cole Syrenne
Page: A15

ACCEPT IT: SOME LIKE MARIJUANA

Re: "Legalized pot will add to epidemic," Letter, Nov. 23.

Calling pot a very psychoactive, gateway drug that has very severe
effects on the developing brain is misleading. Not only is "very
psychoactive" very subjective, there is no evidence to support that
marijuana is a gateway drug.

I can agree that it has severe effects on a developing brain, which
makes me wonder why we wouldn't legalize and ID purchasers, keeping it
out of the hands of children.

If alcohol and nicotine are socially acceptable for adults to consume,
why can't we as a society accept that some adults would like to
consume marijuana without being labelled a criminal?

Cole Syrenne, Calgary
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MAP posted-by: Matt