Pubdate: Thu, 13 Feb 2014 Source: Honolulu Star-Advertiser (HI) Copyright: 2014 Star Advertiser Contact: http://www.staradvertiser.com/info/Star-Advertiser_Letter_to_the_Editor.html Website: http://www.staradvertiser.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/5154 Author: Chris Rossell Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v14/n152/a07.html POT AND TOBACCO BARELY COMPARABLE In response to Art Todd's question, "Is smoking pot any less harmful than smoking a Marlboro?" ("Will marijuana be next health hazard?" Star-Advertiser, Letters, Feb. 10): Cigarette smoking causes about 1 in every 5 deaths in the United States. That's approximately 440,000 deaths a year, including from secondhand smoke. Yet, there is not a single death attributed to marijuana use alone. Chris Rossell Manoa - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom