Healing Herb

Cynthia Cotts, in Press Clips [March 30], confirms what so many of us
already knew: that marijuana isn't addictive, isn't a "gateway drug,"
and can ease the suffering of some people with cancer and AIDS.

Painful and hazardous side effects occur with many of the powerful,
man-made drugs we currently use to fight illnesses, yet the FDA
continues to approve them. It is despicable that the government delays
legalizing marijuana for medical use.

Paul Lewin
Arlington, Virginia