Pubdate: Wed, 07 May 2003 Source: Province, The (CN BC) Copyright: 2003 The Province Contact: http://www.canada.com/vancouver/theprovince/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/476 Author: A.E. Armstrong POT USERS, STEP OUT OF YOUR HAZE, SAYS READER Please, marijuana users, step out of your haze long enough to see the BIG picture. Marijuana for medical purposes is completely acceptable, as is any pain-relief and life-enhancing drug. But a wide-open policy for the use of marijuana would be disastrous. I have seen enough ruined lives and numbed brains from a bad batch or bad "trip" to confirm the dangers. A.E. Armstrong, Vancouver - --- MAP posted-by: Beth