Pubdate: Thu, 24 May 2001 Source: San Francisco Chronicle (CA) Copyright: 2001 San Francisco Chronicle Contact: http://www.sfgate.com/chronicle/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/388 Author: Gerald M. Sutliff POT PENALTIES Editor -- Kudos for publishing several articles on Sunday, May 21, about medicinal cannabis issues. However, unbroached in those articles was the rarely discussed but primary issue: whether there is anything about cannabis use or abuse that justifies incarcerating the user/abuser? If it's merely because "it's against the law," then Congress may pass laws prohibiting almost any act or thought. Gerald M. Sutliff Oakland - --- MAP posted-by: Andrew