WHERE IS CONCERN FOR MARIJUANA VICTIMS?

All letters or articles regarding relaxing marijuana laws, promised
medical benefits and how harmless its use is ring hollow to me.
Recently, there seems to be an increase in such articles in The
Reporter and other area newspapers.

None of the writers show any concern for those such as my
17-year-old son killed 25 years ago in Washington state when a
pickup truck carrying eight people left a party, the driver under
the influence of an afternoon getting high.

Nor is there any concern for those such as my 50-year-old daughter
who was hit at rather high speed by a young man in Pennsylvania who
stole his mothers new SUV, ran a red light and crippled her for
life. She lost the ability to keep her position with a major
firm where she had been earning well over $100,000 a year. State
law there allowed him to walk as a minor. He told investigating
police he was stoned, but no lawyer was with him, so nothing he said
could be used. State law also limited damages to $200,000 - far less
than the medical bills.

Drug-induced euphoria for an hour, a day or a lifetime is the only
concern or goal for these persons. No other life has value, no
resulting grief of any family has meaning. Total meaning of life for
them is getting high when they wish, where they wish and they want
others to share that belief.

Fred H. Stevens

Vacaville