Pubdate: Fri, 18 Aug 2006
Source: Nelson Daily News (CN BC)
Copyright: 2006 Nelson Daily News
Contact:  http://www.mapinc.org/media/288
Note: The newspaper does not have an active website.
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v06/n1077/a10.html
Author: Jose Melendez
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/mjcn.htm (Cannabis - Canada)

DON'T IGNORE FACTS

To the Editor:

With respect to the emotional letter from the teacher in Nelson, 
"Drug Crusaders Listen Up," what dignity results from closing one's 
eyes and ears to the facts about marijuana?

Certainly cannabinoids have indisputable anticarcinogenic, 
neuroprotective and pain-relieving effects.   Furthermore, since 
anandamide is a naturally occurring substance in all human brains 
that is very similar to marijuana's active ingredient THC, most 
people get high every day, whether they admit it or not.

In fact, none of the anecdotal examples listed in the letter approach 
the harm associated with deadly alcohol, tobacco or pharmaceutical 
poisons that are legally peddled, taxed and consumed without risk of 
incarceration absent some other crime.

Alcohol prohibition resulted in (an) drunk school children and pot 
prohibition has similarly proven to increase youthful 
experimentation. So why should responsible cannabis consumers be 
deprived access by those who so carefully ignore such self evident truths?

Crusaders, indeed.

Jose Melendez

Communications Director

Concerned Citizens Coalition to Criminalize Prohibition

DeLand, FL 
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