Your recent article on marijuana use amongst drivers in the region was an interesting one (Driving High, Jan. 10). I was particularly drawn to the statement referring to Cannabis Buyers' Club of Canada vice-president Gayle Quin saying she finds that "smoking marijuana makes her a more careful driver." Yikes!

Such statements adversely affect the marijuana advocacy movement. Just because Quin has not suffered an accident (I assume) while driving high does not mean that she was actually being a more careful driver - even if she thought she was. Her statement completely undermines the movement's cause for marijuana decriminalization. What government or authority would take seriously a group who can admit only the pros of their cause and completely ignore the cons?

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