Pubdate: Fri, 21 Apr 2017
Source: Standard, The (St. Catharines, CN ON)
Copyright: 2017 St. Catharines Standard
Contact: http://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/letters
Website: http://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/676
Author: Marion Hanysh
Page: A4

JUST SAY NO TO MARIJUANA

Former prime minister Stephen Harper started the ball rolling, and
present Prime Minister Justin (Pierre Jr.) Trudeau picked up on it and
looks like he's going to run with it, legalizing marijuana.

As if we haven't got enough problems with drinking, driving, texting
and myriad other distractions to keep people "safe from harm."

Medical marijuana is a fallacy, dreamed up by some potheads so they
can smoke illicit drugs legally.

Duh. I have two adult children and five teenage grandchildren, and
hopefully they won't get caught up in the usage of same.

As a seventh decade senior, I can say without fear of contradiction, I
never got caught up in the hype of doing drugs, and when I tell people
that, they say "Yeah, right."

I've seen too many lives wasted and yet people will keep killing
themselves, legally, every year. Canadian politicians need to look in
a mirror, give their heads a shake and just say no.

That's like putting a fox in charge of the henhouse - smart
move?

Marion Hanysh

St. Catharines
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