Pubdate: Thu, 02 Jun 2005 Source: NOW Magazine (CN ON) Copyright: 2005 NOW Communications Inc. Contact: http://www.nowtoronto.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/282 Author: Barry Pletch Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/mjcn.htm (Cannabis - Canada) Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v05/n572/a09.html?71980 POT CLAIMS DEADLY I realize I'm a bit late on this letter. Nonetheless, I wanted to give you my feedback. I wanted to give thanks for outstanding columns Dead Pope's Society and My Billion-Dollar Beef (both NOW, April 7-13). Both are exceptional pieces of work, very refreshing and challenging viewpoints that I admire. However, what was Alan Young smoking [when he wrote] And Marijuana For All propaganda (NOW, April 7-13)? It's mind-boggling that he can assert that "marijuana is not significantly responsible for vehicular carnage..." while later preaching that "experimentation with pot" will lead to "the temporary alteration of perception." I'm sorry, Alan, but marijuana's temporary alteration of perception is significantly responsible for vehicular carnage. I know this for a fact. The same night I was high lying in the middle of a busy highway outside Toronto watching cars go by my head after "power toking," my kindred spirit buddy smashed on the northbound 427. Dave died, and I lived. That was 10 years ago, and I never smoked up again. Barry Pletch Toronto - --- MAP posted-by: Beth