Pubdate: Thu, 24 Apr 2014 Source: Edmonton Sun (CN AB) Copyright: 2014 Larry Comeau Contact: http://www.edmontonsun.com/letter-to-editor Website: http://www.edmontonsun.com Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/135 Author: Larry Comeau Note: Parenthetical remark by the Sun editor. SAY NO TO POT Pot smokers converge on Parliament Hill, April 21. A recent study stated unequivocally that young people who use pot on a fairly regular basis drastically increase their risk of suffering from psychosis and other mental issues later in life. Many other previous studies came to the same conclusion. Margaret Trudeau said the best thing she ever did to cope with her own mental issues was to quit smoking pot. I doubt if Canadian health services, already at the breaking point, is ready to deal with the mental and health issues if pot is legalized. Furthermore, adding thousands more intoxicated drivers to our roads, with no test for marijuana use, certainly will cause major problems and more deaths. Yet thousands want to follow Justin Trudeau down the legalization road without ever examining the downside of such a move. Larry Comeau (We don't think the time is right to legalize pot.) - --- MAP posted-by: Jo-D