Pubdate: Tue, 21 Jan 2014
Source: Simcoe Reformer, The (CN ON)
Copyright: 2014 Stan White
Contact: http://www.simcoereformer.ca/letters
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Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/2386
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v14/n035/a01.html
Author: Stan White

MARIJUANA PROHIBITION LEADS TO HARDER DRUG USE

Norfolk Police Services Board chair Peter Hellyer's claim, "It's
definitely a conduit to harder drugs when used for recreational
purposes" (Legalizing pot use would be tricky issue, Jan. 10, 2014),
eludes to the gateway theory, which has been historically discredited
and even prohibitionist U.S. government quit using that one years ago.

One reason is due to the fact cannabis (marijuana) prohibition
actually increases hard drug addiction rates because it puts buyers in
situations where they purchase the relatively safe plant from people
who may also sell hard drugs.

Lies, half-truths and propaganda, which cannabis prohibition is
dependent on, further increases hard drug addiction rates when
citizens try cannabis, realize it's not nearly as harmful as claimed
and think other substances must not be so bad either only to find
themselves addicted to hard drugs.

Cannabis prohibition is responsible for increased hard drug addiction
rates and ending that policy failure will lower those figures.

Stan White, Dillon, Colorado 
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