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Letter: Consider effects of marijuana

Friday, Aug. 9, 2002 | 4:47 a.m.

To endorse the free use of marijuana, no matter how small, in any city is ludicrous. Anyone who recommends it must be using it themselves.

As a retired musician/entertainer, I've never used any type of drugs myself, but many I worked with have. They are in a world of their own. Their bodies are in a slow-mode situation.

For those in the work force with jobs where they may depend on their partner for help if an emergency arises, reaction time could be fatal. I can visualize someone smoking a joint and then driving around town with a vehicle or going to work in this mode.

I don't know how long it takes for a person's system to return to normal, as each must be different. How do we challenge someone who is high and then going about their normal routine in our work force? Will this mean no more testing for drugs? Consider all this at voting time from one who has seen marijuana and other drugs at work.

CHARLES A. HAGEN Pahrump

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