'SOURCE OF REFERENCE LIES'

To the editor:

Officer Jim Bowen is absolutely correct that we need to careful who
we believe. One of references he give to support his fantasy that
cannabis is addictive is the National Institute of Drug Abuse web page.

NIDA is infamous for sponsoring the Tulane studies in the 1970's
which showed the marijuana caused brain damage. It took Playboy
Magazine many years to obtain the true results of the study that
showed that monkeys were asphyxiated with marijuana smoke and a lack
of oxygen caused the brain damage. This is also the same organization
that recently sponsored a study where they "accidentally" substituted
amphetamines for ecstasy in an attempt to show that the drug caused
brain damage.

How can anyone believe Mr. Bowen when his preferred sources of
reference are proven repeat liars?

David Lane

Santa Cruz, CA