Pot, booze kindred spirits

Regarding “Lazy weed” (Page A11, Jan. 9), I have never tried pot and the only marijuana cigarette I ever saw was in a police van during the rodeo a long time ago. I feel sure that some of the men and women who spent time in Vietnam during the war were caught up in the invitation to try something new. But right now, and I am over 80, I know no one who uses the stuff and few who even admit to ever using it. So, I believe the editorial is wrong on the cited statistics.

But, if the rampant use of the stuff is the norm, I feel that it, like alcohol,