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Newshawk: http://www.drugsense.org/donate.htm
Votes: 1
Pubdate: Sun, 12 May 2013
Source: Daily Camera (Boulder, CO)
Copyright: 2013 The Daily Camera.
Contact:
Website: http://www.dailycamera.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/103
Author: Edward R. Arnold
MARIJUANA IS SAFER THAN TOBACCO OR ALCOHOL
The May 6 Daily Camera article on the risks marijuana poses to young
people, completely omitted other important information on youth risk behaviors.
We know that nicotine is a substance more addicting than marijuana;
more addicting, even, than some "hard" drugs. We know that alcohol
and its metabolite, acetaldehyde, are carcinogenic, brain-destroying
and liver-destroying. I have relatives and friends who have lost
their health or lives to tobacco and/or alcohol.
Then why did the Daily Camera publish a single-focus article on
marijuana, when tobacco and nicotine pose greater risks than
marijuana? I am aware that the county's representative for the Youth
Risk Behavior Survey, also discussed tobacco and alcohol when
interviewed by the Daily Camera reporter.
Could it be that the Daily Camera is afraid of insulting the alcohol
cartel ( LiquorMart, Hazel's, et al ) which advertises in their paper?
EDWARD R. ARNOLD
Boulder
MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom
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