END FRANCISCO PERSECUTION

This Ann Arbor native finds it incredible that Greg Francisco of Paw
Paw is being subjected to such harsh results from such a non-offense,
based on the story in the Feb. 16 Kalamazoo Gazette, ``Former school
counselor says he's a target after drug arrest.''

I can recall a seed sprouting in a leaky Corvair I had in the 1970s.
The stuff I smoke daily now has no seeds.

When will the reefer-madness end? Aside from the colossal waste of
precious taxpayer-funded resources, the rank injustice is appalling.

By now, Francisco deserves restitution, not further persecution. It is
long past time to legalize cannabis and spare us all the waste and
grief.

Richard P. Steeb

San Jose, Calif.