Pubdate: Wed, 26 Sep 2001 Source: Saanich News (CN BC) Contact: http://www.saanichnews.com Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1209 Author: Gerry Harris DOUBTS ABOUT DOOBIES A concentrated effort has been made over the last 30 or 40 years to get people to stop smoking or to get people not to start smoking. Society has frowned considerably over alcohol excess over the last 100 years. Yet, 800,000 people in BC smoke. According you your article, "Birth and death rates in BC", Aug. 1, 164 out of every 1000 deaths in BC are related to tobacco and alcohol. Do we really need to legalize another bad habit like marijuana when we have not grasped control of the smoking and drinking habits. Gerry Harris Saanich - --- MAP posted-by: Beth