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Last week I was supposed to be on MSNBC to talk about the federalgovernment’s stupid anti-marijuana ads. I was bumped at the last minutebecause the host, Tucker Carlson, wanted to interview Congressman MarkSouder (R-IN) instead. I never thought I would say this, but I’m glad Igot bumped. Souder made a total fool of himself.First, he said that smoking marijuana is not that much differentfrom doing lines of cocaine or smoking crack in terms of thedangers. This sends the wrong message to teens. By saying thatmarijuana, a relatively benign drug, is as dangerous as crack cocaineit minimizes the real dangers associated with cocaine use.
Then Souder went on to say that thousands of Americans die frommarijuana every year and that everyone who smokes marijuana willeventually become an addict. And this is from the ranking Republicanon the House subcommittee that oversees federal drug war policies. Wow.
You can watch him make a fool out of himself on the MSNBC website. I've also posted a transcript of some of what he said below.
After you have fun watching or reading his remarks, please take a minute to fax Congressin support of eliminating those stupid anti-marijuana ads. Everyevaluation of the program has found that they’re doing more harm thangood.
And oh yeah, I’m proud to say that I went toe-to-toe against Drug Czar John Walters in a hundred newspapers over the weekend.
Partial transcript of Souder’s remarks:
REP. SOUDER: Marijuana is the primary gateway drug,although tobacco and alcohol, because they're all illegal for youth,you could argue that tobacco is a gateway drug to marijuana. Smokingmarijuana is then a gateway drug for others. Furthermore, the THCcontent of BC Bud, Quebec Gold and this marijuana that's currently onthe streets isn't like the Cheech and Chong marijuana. It's more likecocaine. But, that aside, I and members of Congress believe this adprogram –
MR. CARLSON: How is it more like -- hold on. I'm sorry, Congressman. How is it more like coke? I don't understand what you mean by that.
REP. SOUDER: In other words, the THC of ditchweed and whatwas happening when I was in college in the late '60s and early '70s hada THC of 4 to 8 percent, maybe as high as 12. Now we're looking at 20,30, 40 percent. And the kick and the addiction you get, the destructionin your brain cells, is more like coke or crack than it is like theold-time marijuana.
Rep. Souder made these comments as he was defending the BushAdministration’s request for more funding for anti-marijuana TV adsthat have been shown to actually increase youth marijuana use. One ofthe reasons the campaign has backfired is that the ads make ridiculousstatements that teens reject, such as equating marijuana use withterrorism and suggesting that smoking marijuana will lead one to killpeople.
For the importance of 100% honesty when talking to teens about drugs see our Safety First website.
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