Pubdate: Mon, 25 Nov 2002
Source: Time Magazine (US)
Page: 10
Copyright: 2002 Time Inc
Contact:  http://www.time.com/time/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/451
Author: Benjamin L. Moan
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v02/n1995/a07.html

IS AMERICA GOING TO POT?

The claim that marijuana is a gateway drug is true for one reason: to
buy pot, one must rely on an illegal-drug dealer. This dealer probably
has connections to other illegal substances like cocaine and heroin.
Legalize pot, and the connections will be severed. The government is
wasting too much money fighting a drug that at best has medicinal
value and at worst is not all that dangerous. The war on drugs would
gain credibility if pot weren't enemy No. 1.

BENJAMIN L. MOAN, Flagstaff, Ariz. 
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