Pubdate: Mon, 30 May 2016 Source: Toronto Star (CN ON) Copyright: 2016 Simon Jensen Contact: http://www.thestar.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/456 Author: Simon Jensen Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v16/n369/a01.html OUR DISENGAGED TEENAGERS Re: We must protect teenagers from new pot laws, Opinion May 26 Calvin White's well-articulated article on the proposed legalization of marijuana informs us that, "Young habitual users are usually less present, less motivated to excel, less comfortable with their natural state, and less able to create meaningful engagement with peers and studies." Sadly, this is an all-too-accurate description of a teenager with his cellphone. Do we really need another readily available drug to keep our teens disengaged from the rest of the world? Simon Jensen, Cobourg - --- MAP posted-by: Jo-D