PHARMACIES DON'T WANT LEGAL MARIJUANA

I'm writing about the thoughtful July 6 letter, "High court's ruling
denies medicine to the ill."

The prime beneficiary of the Supreme Court ruling on medical
marijuana is the U.S. pharmaceutical industry.

The pharmaceutical industry doesn't want an easy-to-grow herb
replacing its very expensive, patented medications.

The pharmaceutical industry is America's most profitable industry,
and it wants to keep it that way.

Why do Americans pay more than any anybody else on the planet for
prescription medications?

Primarily because of the "favors" granted by Congress.

And the pharmaceutical industry essentially "owns" the Congress. (See
the Web site: www.saynotodrugs.org).

Obviously, the pharmaceutical industry "owns" most of the Republicans
in Congress. Follow the money and you will know how and why.

Kirk Muse

Mesa, Ariz.