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<p>The statement in the article about Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale advocating for the legalization of marijuana, noting that the &#8220;train is steaming down the tracks full bore,&#8221; is probably correct.</p><p>Our legislators are probably drooling over the possibility of a new sin tax to fund their pet projects.</p><p>However, this writer is confused about the &#8220;social benefits&#8221; that the auditor general says would result. To the contrary, we learned a few days ago that we hit a new high in overdose deaths in Luzerne County in 2017.</p><p>One in seven pot users become addicts, and it is well established that pot is a gateway drug into the powerful substances that are killing people and ruining lives. The costs of dealing with those issues are probably a few years down the road and won&#8217;t affect an old guy like me.</p><p>All I will have to worry about in addition to drunk drivers is stoned drivers.</p><p><strong>Jack Dunn</strong></p><p>Pittston</p><style>
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Your view: Legalized marijuana is a bad idea