U.S. WILL LATER REGRET ITS STANCE ON DRUG

In a future time, hopefully not too far from now, we will look back on
today and see how ironic it is that our country wants to jail Marc
Emery (" 'Prince of Pot' given prison time," Jan. 16).

Emery, whose mission has been a peaceful revolution to educate people
about the various benefits of marijuana, will be hailed one day as a
man who helped the world by spreading the genetics of many different
cannabis varieties. There are many thousands of patients in our
country that are being relieved from their pain and it is all thanks
to the courage of Marc Emery. All of us know someone or may some day
become someone with cancer, HIV, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's,
Parkinson's disease, Crohn's disease, glaucoma, severe nausea,
hepatitis C, osteoporosis or one of the many other diseases that
cannabis can help.

Even those who oppose Emery may one day benefit by his great work. I
would like to be one of the first to say a heartfelt thank you to him.
Thanks for all of the good that you have brought to the world.

Many new things are being discovered about cannabis every day. Using
cannabis can do more than relieve symptoms, it can reverse the
progression of some diseases. Google it and see!

Allison Bigelow

Mount Vernon