I am furious and sad that a Government that talks so much about how much they care about the community can possibly think of legalising cannabis use.

The average person in this land respects the fact that scientists know more about drugs than most. In recent years research has demonstrated that young men who take cannabis are five times more likely to show violence than those who avoid the drug.

What do they hope to achieve by putting a dangerous narcotic in the clutches of youngsters? Drug barons must be laughing all the way to the bank. Parents could be crying all the way to the morgue.

Aled P Jones,

Mount Crescent,

Bridlington.

...WITH reference to the two letters printed in the Evening Press about morality, drugs and spirituality, it seems to be explicitly clear where the path of some of the youth of this generation and their following are heading.

But who are we, who object to their obnoxious lifestyle, to interfere with what appears to be... the long drop to the company of Beelzebub, where they can revel to their hearts delight?

John P Lafferty,

Lawrence Street, York.

Updated: 10:46 Thursday, December 13, 2001