STEPPING OVER THE LINE?

I found Steve Hochman's "One Toke Over the Line" (Sept. 1) intriguing,
to say the least. MTV seems to have no problem promoting songs about
violence, but a stupid little ditty about getting high gets their
trendy panties in a bundle.

My only question is, how much money does MTV get (you know, so they
can afford their "bling-blings") from the Office of National Drug
Control Policy to put on this charade of concern for a song about a
guy blaming a plant for his own laziness.

Josh Sutcliffe, Editor, DrugNews

Queens, N.Y.