Reader: No proof that pot caused two deaths but plenty that booze has killed thousands

Our post featuring anti-pot group Smart Colorado branding the recent 4/20 celebration "shocking" attracted comments by the bushel. The following reader focuses on the organization's argument that marijuana may have led to the accidental death of Levy Thamba and the murder of Kristine Kirk...
By Michael Roberts
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Our post featuring anti-pot group Smart Colorado branding the recent 4/20 celebration “shocking” attracted comments by the bushel. The following reader focuses on the organization’s argument that marijuana may have led to the accidental death of Levy Thamba and the murder of Kristine Kirk.

Rudy Gutierrez writes:

They’re stupid they try and argue a point where there have been two deaths but no proof that MJ caused it but thousands of drunk drivers and accidents and people can still drink at a bar. I call BS. If people can drink in bars and ball games etc. then we should be able to smoke, too.

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword‘s news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor’s degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master’s degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

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