I read the editorial in The Tampa Tribune on Feb. 20 concerning "Sanctioning drug use in Tampa" and was pleased to see that you are skeptical about the ordinance, which Mayor Bob Buckhorn signed into law last week. You have every reason to be skeptical. You should be more than skeptical.

Those people who want to legalize marijuana are not informed of the harm caused to individuals from its use, especially to the brains of young people. I also believe that people are not aware of the difference between medical marijuana and recreational marijuana.

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