DISAPPOINTED IN MEDICAL MARIJUANA BILL

I am truly disappointed in your coverage of Senate Bill 423. I want to
know why you are not telling the citizens of Montana the true
ramifications of this law. You parrot what the legislature says. You
print all the scary words like "scourge," "cartel" and "wild west."

You keep printing how many patients there are that have medical
marijuana cards. Any idiot can print this. This takes no effort on
your part. I want to know, why don't you do your job and print the
real problem with this bill.

It is not about medical marijuana or how many medical marijuana
patients there are. It's about taking away the rights of the Montana
citizens. The Montana Legislature and the governor are saying it's OK
for our state government to shut down any legally owned and operated
business in Montana.

They are saying it's OK for the state government to tell Montana
business owners that they must not make a profit in what they sell;
even better, they must operate at a loss. They are also saying that
our state government can dictate how many patients a physician can
see, what that physician can prescribe and how many prescriptions he
can write.

How would you react if you interviewed the governor that had a bill on
his desk that is closing down the publication industry? All printed
material is now illegal in the state of Montana. You are now out of
work.

Thousands of people are out of work. I can hear you right now, this
guy is a radical, and he's nuts. You say this will never happen, it's
illegal. Never say never. This is happening right now, before your
very eyes. No one cares. Everyone is so concerned about the medical
marijuana patients. The real concern should be for all the people of
Montana, they are the ones that are getting screwed. You know that we
do matter.

Patrick Mills lives in Kalispell.