Pubdate: Thu, 10 Dec 2015 Source: Reno News & Review (NV) Copyright: 2015, Chico Community Publishing, Inc. Contact: http://www.newsreview.com/issues/reno/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/2524 Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v15/n683/a05.html Author: Stan White RATIONALITY ON POT? Re "Marijuana slows achievers" (Upfront, Dec. 3): There are too many variable factors to point toward different countries' educational statistics to rationally claim cannabis (marijuana) causes lower achievement, unless, truth be told, Washoe Assemblymember Pat Hickey is a Republican cannabis prohibitionist with an agenda. Further, using Colorado's example, once government is forced to regulate cannabis, adolescents have less opportunity to acquire the plant than when the black market regulates it. It's time to stop caging responsible adults who choose to use the extremely popular, relatively safe, God-given plant cannabis. Truthfully, Stan White Dillon, Co. - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom