Orrin Hatch on Marijuana
In a preface to the pamphlet "How Parents Can Help Children Live Marijuana Free," Utah Senator Orrin
Hatch writes that our "morally depraved society...has chosen to embrace, rather than attack,
this plague." The pamphlet - written by University of Utah criminologist Gerald Smith - goes on to list
warning signs for parents of children who may be using marijuana: A teen who "avoids the
family while at home" may be at risk; watch out too, for "excessive preoccupation with
social causes, race relations, environmental issues, etc."
From Valerie Mass at the Denver Post - October, 1998




