Pubdate: Thu, 25 Jul 2002
Source: Arizona Republic (AZ)
Copyright: 2002 The Arizona Republic
Contact:  http://www.arizonarepublic.com/
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Author: Kirk Muse

MARIJUANA A LESSER THREAT

Regarding the column Sunday by Robert Robb, "Romley deserves a debate on 
drugs, but he should lose":

Tobacco use has been reduced without a single person going to jail or even 
threatened with jail. Yet County Attorney Rick Romley wants the threat of 
jail or prison for consumers of marijuana. Marijuana is a natural herb that 
has never been documented to kill a single person in the 5,000-year history 
of its use.

Tobacco, on the other hand, kills more than 400,000 Americans every year. 
We don't attempt to force therapy on tobacco users. Why marijuana users?

Kirk Muse

Mesa
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