Pubdate: Mon, 22 Aug 2005 Source: Newsweek (US) Copyright: 2005 Newsweek, Inc. Contact: http://www.msnbc.com/news/NW-front_Front.asp Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/309 Author: Kenneth Michael White Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/pot.htm (Cannabis) Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/meth.htm (Methamphetamine) Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v05/n1226/a03.html THE METH SCOURGE There is a "meth epidemic" sweeping the nation with verifiably harmful social consequences that receives less attention from the federal government than marijuana, which is nonlethal and less harmful to society than tobacco or alcohol. Since the Supreme Court recently clarified that medical marijuana is prohibited under federal law, this means that more tax dollars are spent investigating people who provide marijuana to sick people than those who blow up residences by negligently cooking methamphetamine. Amazing. Kenneth Michael White Upland, Calif. - --- MAP posted-by: Beth