To the editor:

Re: The medical pot business. A reader recently posted a letter advocating the decriminalization of pot, stating that it is a relatively harmless substance compared to alcohol and cigarettes, both legal products. Yes, both are legal, but one does not have to look too far to see just how much death and destruction they have caused over time, all the while being legal.

Do we really need to legalize another mind altering and physically debilitating drug under the pretense that it will reduce crime? So instead of a relatively small segment of our society being potheads, by decriminalizing it we can increase that number exponentially to equal the number of alcohol users. The impact would be more drivers on our roads under the influence of either alcohol or pot. Unfortunately, supporters of legalizing marijuana conveniently, but not surprisingly, never mention just how harmful it is. It's as if it were a wonder drug, it just makes one feel good, that's all. What harm can there be in that?

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