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08-22-2010, 11:36 AM
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Protect youth from dangerous marijuana
Published: August 20, 2010 3:00 PM
Updated: August 20, 2010 3:33 PM
In his Aug. 12 letter, “Time to decriminalize weed,” William Perry (http://www.bclocalnews.com/fraser_valley/abbynews/opinion/letters/100155244.html) seems to feel that if the harmful drug marijuana was to be legalized, crime would be greatly reduced.
Why am I so concerned about the dangerous drug marijuana?
Members of the Institute for Social Research (ISR) have found “Substance abuse is still common at age 35, UM study finds. The odds of smoking at the age of 35 were more than 12 times higher for participants who used cigarettes during the month prior to their twelfth grade survey than for those who had never smoked by their senior year. The odds of smoking at age 35 were 42 times higher than for those who had never smoked by their senior year. Similar patterns were found for the use of marijuana and other illicit drugs. When compared to those who had not tried marijuana by the twelfth grade, individuals who had tried marijuana by the twelfth grade had eight times the odds of using marijuana at age 35.”
Should we not support our police in trying to control this harmful drug even if it means that some of their actions are similar to our American cousins?
Why should the law-abiding public have to accommodate criminals and criminal activity?
I would suggest that a way to control criminal drug activity is for Canadians to stop buying drugs.
Would this not cancel out the profit motive? No customer, no sale, no profit.
If drugs were to be legalized and in 20 years when they are found to be a health hazard, would not the government be held liable?
Think of the harm tobacco has done. Do we want to repeat this catastrophe?
Let’s protect our youth.
Eric Myrholm
Letters to the Editor (http://www.bclocalnews.com/opinion/letters/letter_to_editor?contentID=101193719&contentPath=/fraser_valley/abbynews/opinion/letters&curSection=/fraser_valley/abbynews/opinion/letters)
Protect youth from dangerous marijuana
Published: August 20, 2010 3:00 PM
Updated: August 20, 2010 3:33 PM
In his Aug. 12 letter, “Time to decriminalize weed,” William Perry (http://www.bclocalnews.com/fraser_valley/abbynews/opinion/letters/100155244.html) seems to feel that if the harmful drug marijuana was to be legalized, crime would be greatly reduced.
Why am I so concerned about the dangerous drug marijuana?
Members of the Institute for Social Research (ISR) have found “Substance abuse is still common at age 35, UM study finds. The odds of smoking at the age of 35 were more than 12 times higher for participants who used cigarettes during the month prior to their twelfth grade survey than for those who had never smoked by their senior year. The odds of smoking at age 35 were 42 times higher than for those who had never smoked by their senior year. Similar patterns were found for the use of marijuana and other illicit drugs. When compared to those who had not tried marijuana by the twelfth grade, individuals who had tried marijuana by the twelfth grade had eight times the odds of using marijuana at age 35.”
Should we not support our police in trying to control this harmful drug even if it means that some of their actions are similar to our American cousins?
Why should the law-abiding public have to accommodate criminals and criminal activity?
I would suggest that a way to control criminal drug activity is for Canadians to stop buying drugs.
Would this not cancel out the profit motive? No customer, no sale, no profit.
If drugs were to be legalized and in 20 years when they are found to be a health hazard, would not the government be held liable?
Think of the harm tobacco has done. Do we want to repeat this catastrophe?
Let’s protect our youth.
Eric Myrholm