I agree with Kathleen R. Jones of Wasilla and her story about the growing number of crystal methamphetamine users in Alaska ("Seward Highway funding a priority; deal with meth, not marijuana use," Jan. 30). Crystal meth is a far more dangerous drug than marijuana will ever be. Working on the small marijuana problems first just makes the bigger meth problems grow. We don't want more meth users.

I have talked with meth and marijuana users to see how they reacted to the drugs. Meth users say it keeps you up all night, and it makes you do things you normally would not do. For example, a meth user would get the courage to rob, or in some cases even kill, if the user was desperate enough for meth.

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