FOLLOW THE MONEY

I'm writing about Stephen Heath's thoughtful letter: "No regulation in
secret industry" (MWND, June 26).

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 their 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
the U.S. Congress. And the pharmaceutical industry essentially "owns"
the U.S. Congress. (See the Web site: http://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.