Pubdate: Sun, 27 Feb 2005
Source: Kelowna Capital News (CN BC)
Copyright: 2005, West Partners Publishing Ltd.
Contact:  http://www.kelownacapnews.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1294
Author: Stan White
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/dare.htm (D.A.R.E.)

HOW DARE THEY

To the editor:

Nearly every North American study, including government studies, indicate 
even the revamped model of DARE (Stepping Up Anti-Drug Message, Feb. 20, 
Capital News), is a failure and may be doing more harm than good. DARE 
teaches that medical use of cannabis is a hoax.

It is commendable to help youth resist drugs, alcohol, cannabis, coffee and 
cigarettes until they are older and responsible for their choices, but 
caging responsible adult cannabis users is not the correct way to do it. As 
an obedient Christian I resist government teaching my children the plant 
cannabis is evil when we are taught God created all the seed bearing plants 
saying they are all good on literally the very first page of the Bible.

Money used for DARE should be applied toward programs that work and have 
support from citizens.

Stan White

Dillon, Colorado 
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