MARIJUANA GROWERS LOVE U.S. DRUG WAR

Editor:

I'm writing about the July 16 article, "San Benito man charged with
drug smuggling." I'm sure many marijuana growers and sell-ers are
thankful to the U.S. Border Patrol for this latest marijuana bust and
others like it.

Without operations like this, marijuana would be worth what other
easy-to-grow weeds are worth - very little. Thanks to the Drug
Enforcement Administration and other so-called "drug warriors," the
easy-to-grow weed is worth more than pure gold - and completely tax
free.

Any marijuana growers, sellers or traffickers arrested will soon be
replaced. They always are.

KIRK MUSE

Mesa, Ariz.