Pubdate: Thu, 20 Dec 2007 Source: Times, The (Tigard, OR) Copyright: 2007 Pamplin Media Group Contact: http://www.tigardtimes.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/4636 Referred: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v07/n1386/a07.html Author: Stan White CAN GOVERNMENT'S METH INFO BE TRUSTED After all the lies of reefer madness the government and law enforcement say about cannabis (marijuana) how do citizens, and especially youth, know they're telling the truth about meth? ("Continue, expand fight against meth," Valley Times, Nov. 29.) According to government reports, cannabis is the biggest problem in North America, not meth - just ask the U.S. drug czar. Today's pot is more like cocaine, causing cancer and all. Cannabis which, to my knowledge, has never killed anyone in over 5,000 years of documented use is a Schedule I substance right next to heroin, and meth is only rated a Schedule II substance - so meth must not be a big deal, right? What's the truth? STAN WHITE Dillon, Colorado - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom