Pubdate: Thu, 3 Jul 2008 Source: Boston Globe (MA) Copyright: 2008 Globe Newspaper Company Contact: http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/write/ Website: http://www.boston.com/globe/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/52 Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v08/n609/a06.html Author: Sandy Cote CRACK AND COCAINE ARE THE REAL SCOURGE RE "MARIJUANA'S rising potency sparks debate" (Health | Science, June 23): I smoked in the '70s and '80s. Believe me, there was some potent marijuana back then, just as there is today. The problem is it's time for those who oppose marijuana to get to the real nature of curing our nation's drug problems. Marijuana isn't killing people. Imported crack and heroin are. Quit wasting time fighting marijuana and maybe we would have a chance of keeping those killer drugs outside our borders. Or, just keep wasting our resources to combat marijuana while people are dying and hard drug users, children, and our neighborhoods are suffering. Sandy Cote Lincoln Park, MI - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake