This is in response to the article, "Officials: Marijuana becoming socially accepted locally" (SN 2/8).

The fact, as I see it, is marijuana has always been socially acceptable in a large part. Many people I know even go as far as to say that smoking cigarettes is more socially unacceptable than smoking marijuana.

It is not a new thing that people are smoking marijuana. Whether you like it or not, many parents still smoke marijuana from when they were young. Obviously, marijuana has been decided by the government to be an illegal drug due to its effects on the body, but pretty much everything has its effects on the body, including diet pop.

I'm not trying to differ anyone's opinion on marijuana. All I'm saying is that the plant isn't going to just stop growing, just as people aren't going to stop smoking it. People will always have different views on marijuana.

Let's face it, as hard as the government/law enforcement has tried to force one view, people will continue to see things differently - even if they have to break the law to do so.

Brandon Strait
criminal justice sophomore