CONDE NOT SO ADMIRABLE

I disagree with Suzanne Levinson's June 8 letter that Bill Conde's
tenacity is admirable. There are many legitimate uses for hemp, and
some medical uses for marijuana. What I have read about Conde doesn't
convince me that his motives are altruistic.

My oldest daughter died from drug abuse. My youngest daughter's life
is destroyed by drug use. Both girls began with marijuana.
Unfortunately, marijuana is often laced with other substances. At
best, it fosters irresponsibility and self-centeredness.

When Levinson has watched two of her children's lives destroyed by
this "innocent" drug, and one die from the almost inevitable
escalation to harder drugs, let her tell us how much she admires
people such as Conde.

Carolyn Reilly

Springfield