REP WRONG ABOUT POT

In your story "House panel approves medical marijuana" [March 5],
state Rep. Patricia Bellock (R-Hinsdale) said, "It is the No. 1 drug
that introduces young people to other drugs."

I say alcohol is the No. 1 drug that leads young people to harder
drugs.

Furthermore, 23 years ago when my mother was terminally ill with
cancer, the only thing that helped her relax even a little bit was a
hit or two of pot. Bellock ought to do some research.

George P. Martin,

Forest Park