REGULATE MARIJUANA SAME AS ALCOHOL, TOBACCO

Teen use of tobacco and alcohol, which are both entirely legal, is
down (Missoulian, Dec. 26). Teen use of marijuana, which is still
illegal, is up. This is hardly surprising. Alcohol and tobacco are
sold by licensed dealers who require their customers to show proof of
legal age, while marijuana is sold by black-market dealers who are
subject to no regulations whatsoever.

Clearly, marijuana prohibition is not effective at reducing use by
teens. It's time to control marijuana the same way as alcohol and
tobacco, by creating a legal, regulated market with age
restrictions.

Anders Froehlich,

San Rafael, California