Regarding your 12-06 editorial, "Families, voters can make decision,"
I couldn't agree more.

What's more, every drug warrior has a vested interest to see this
drug war drag out as long as possible. Why? Money.

I do think that many Americans are being hoodwinked. But those pulling
the wool over our eyes are the Drug Warriors themselves!

Let's "Just Say NO" to the Drug War and begin to reach for rationality.
I would also be very interested in knowing where John Webster gets his
facts on marijuana. Every study I've seen refutes his claims of marijuana's
dangers. Are you sure you checked his facts before publication?

Also, since synthetic THC (Marinol) has been proven safe and effective by
what measures does the government continue to deny the medicinal benefits
of natural marijuana? Is it perhaps because a plant cannot be patented and
profited from by the major drug manufacturers? If people can grow their own
medicine then the companies can't profit from suffering as usually is the
case with expensive pharmaceutical preparations.

It's time for the will of the American people to be recognized. End
this terrible
war on the ill.

Sincerely,
Johanna Wools
Grand Coulee