Pubdate: Thu, 18 Oct 2001 Source: Vail Daily (CO) Copyright: 2001 Vail Daily Contact: http://drugsense.org/url/wo3Ts7AI Website: http://www.vaildaily.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/3233 Author: Ralph Givens Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v10/n831/a03.html CAN'T STOP POT Vail Daily Buddy Sims has a distorted view of the effects of marijuana prohibition if he thinks it prevents teens from using pot. The fact is that any high school kid can get all of the marijuana they can pay for. Unlicensed, unregulated, outlaw dealers do not check ID for age, and kids are welcome customers. If having a pot shop near a church wrecks believers' faith, they need more Bible study, not man-made laws. Legal marijuana can be regulated and controlled so it is foolhardy to set barriers to legal distribution. Ralph Givens Daly City, Calif. - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom