Marijuana Policy Project

None of the allegations made against marijuana by the Summit Prevention Alliance ( SPA ) have any scientific validity whatsoever ( SDN Letters July 5, "Vote 'no' on pot initiative" ).

Denying that alcohol is a hundred times more dangerous in every respect than marijuana destroys any notion that the SPA stands for truth and justice. Alcohol is easily far more dangerous than any illegal drug. Doubters are invited to ask highway patrolmen whether marijuana or alcohol causes the most fatalities on the road. Automobile accidents caused by marijuana are very rare while the ambulances roll to drunk driving mayhem every day. Ask cops how many "domestic disturbances" are caused by marijuana and how many by alcohol and you'll get a true picture of which is more dangerous.

Alcohol use can damage every organ in the body, while marijuana's bodily harms remain theoretical and vague.

It's a good bet that 99 percent of the resources Breckenridge invests in controlling people goes to alcohol-related fights, alcohol-caused sexual assaults and DUIs while the only charge against marijuana users is "possession" of marijuana.

The SPA can huff and puff all they like because fewer and fewer people believe their reefer madness BS. Before long marijuana will be legal for adult use.