GOSSIP

"MOST PEOPLE are willing to cooperate with both the absolute and arbitrary
laws of government into which they were born, providing (a) the majority of
people follow them, and (b) those agreements are fair: that they somehow
make sense ... We will make personal allowances for others, knowing that
others are making personal allowances for us. For those who don't choose to
obey this fundamental agreement, there are police, courts and jails. When
the laws are irrational, however, people are less likely to sacrifice in
order to obey them."

So writes the prolific Peter McWilliams in his great book "Ain't Nobody's
Business if You Do." (He has written such best-sellers as "DO IT! Let's Get
Off Our But's" and "Love 101.")

McWilliams, who has AIDS and cancer, is a strong proponent of marijuana to
relieve pain and nausea. He recently was arrested in Los Angeles on a
charge of intent to distribute marijuana. Peter is electric with
indignation that those who are suffering but who find legitimate relief in
marijuana are subject to such prosecution.

Checked-by: Mike Gogulski