Reefer Madness: Marijuana dangerous; don’t legalize it
The Arizona Republic newspaper ran a story about medical marijuana and the push to decriminalize its use in Arizona by sick and debilitated people. While overwhelming majorities support medical marijuana, there are still some people who buy in to the reefer madness. Witness this one letter to the editor:
Marijuana dangerous; don’t legalize it
Marijuana should not be legalized and it is not medicine. It is a dangerous, addictive substance, which can cause physical and mental-health problems, traffic accidents, and can lead to worse addictions, such as heroin.If people want to cure cancer, they should look elsewhere and not try to legalize marijuana, even for such purposes. - Susan Bengston, Phoenix
Got it? Even if marijuana turns out to be the cure for cancer, it shouldn’t be legalized, because people might get addicted to heroin. Sorry, cancer patients, you’re just going to have to die, because we don’t want there to be any traffic accidents. Here, have a beer instead!
This is the mindset we are up against. Good luck, reformers!
