LEGALIZING MEDICAL POT

I write concerning "Delay sought on medical marijuana" (June
24).

Suppose that half, or even more than half, of the people who purchase
medical marijuana don't really need it for medical reasons. This means
that they are not buying their marijuana from drug dealers, who get
their marijuana via the Mexican drug cartels.

And it also means that they are not buying their marijuana from drug
dealers who also sell other, much more dangerous drugs, like meth,
heroin and cocaine.

Most marijuana consumers prefer to buy locally grown marijuana of
known quality, known purity and known potency.

Kirk Muse,

Mesa, Ariz.