OUR STUPID, SELFISH AND TREASONOUS LEADERS

I should no longer be surprised when the inaccuracies of your reporting
appear to fit the news to your wishful positions as drug warriors, but I
still am. In the Sunday May 2 edition, your coverage of the "Crowd supports
marijuana" sadly only provided two sentences, one of which grossly
underestimated the crowd "over 100". In fact
over 600 people signed a document that stated:

"We the People believe in Truth, Justice, Peace and Freedom. We demand the
end to Cannabis Prohibition and the release of all Political Prisoners who
are POWs for non-violent "Cannabis Crimes". We vow to work together in love
and harmony to end the tyranny of our so called "leaders" who have
selfishly, stupidly and treasonously gutted our Constitutional Rights."

Most of the signers were from the Burlington region and most were young but
ranged from 12 to 85. I think that so many people, expressing such a strong
view regarding our laws and political system, would deserve both coverage
and concern. The lack of honest public debate on marihuana only widens the
gap between those who know the truth and those who do not want to.

Bob Melamede, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Dept. of Microbiology and Molecular
Genetics

Stafford Hall room 226 University of Vermont

Burlington, VT 05405 802 656-8501