Pubdate: Tue, 23 Nov 2010 Source: Bradenton Herald (FL) Copyright: 2010 Bradenton Herald Contact: http://www.bradenton.com/contact_us/feedback/ Website: http://www.bradenton.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/58 Author: Anne Costa MARIJUANA IS NOT HARMLESS AS TOO MANY PEOPLE INSIST My condolence to Kathleen Richardson, who states in her Nov. 18 letter the effect the drug marijuana had on her son, who died while under the influence. People keep insisting that drug is harmless but I beg to differ. A young man with whom I worked had been in Vietnam. He explained to me how marijuana affected him and his fellow soldiers. He said the drug takes away all your ambition and when they had a day off to go away from camp, they just sat around the camp. He was a very smart guy and he stopped using that drug. So, it is not just the happy relaxer they say. Drug use of any kind should be treated by a long-term drug program, with no-nonsense rules designed to change the person involved. I know three people who have gone through this and successfully kicked the habit to go on to successful lives. Anne Costa Bradenton - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom