Pubdate: Fri, 01 May 2015 Source: Vancouver Sun (CN BC) Copyright: 2015 Postmedia Network Inc. Contact: http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/477 Author: Linda Hall Page: B7 Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v15/n228/a03.html LEGALIZING POT A HOT TOPIC AMONG READERS Re: Marc Emery? Call him irresponsible, Column, April 25 Shelley Fralic writes "marijuana is but another diversionary vice - like alcohol and cigarettes and opium." Well, no. Those three "diversions" are very addictive and all too frequently quite deadly. Marijuana is in quite another category. Fralic suggests marijuana users are "artificially anaesthetized." Alcohol is an anesthetic. It dulls the senses. Marijuana, on the contrary, produces an increased awareness of sensation. Linda Hall Vancouver - --- MAP posted-by: Matt