Pubdate: Wed, 14 Mar 2012
Source: Alberni Valley Times (CN BC)
Copyright: 2012 Alberni Valley Times
Contact:  http://www.canada.com/vancouverisland/albernivalleytimes/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/4043
Author: Dave Lane
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v12/n145/a03.html

ARGUMENTS TO NOT LEGALIZE CANNABIS LACK FACTS

Mr. Gaetz two arguments not to re-legalize cannabis have both been 
disproved in repeated scientific studies, i.e. that it is a gateway 
drug and is addictive.

The only gateway is that caused by the black markets that also sell 
other drugs. Cannabis and all drugs were legal for thousands or 
hundreds of thousands of years and we humans got along just fine.

The radical experiment called prohibition has caused more crime and 
damage to our societies in the last 100 years than anything else, 
except maybe the two world wars.

Dave Lane

Santa Cruz, CA
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