FINALLY, AN EXPLANATION

Kudos to Dr. Melamede's marvelous letter detailing the government's
incompetence and/or overriding agenda in the criminalization of
marijuana. I write to take issue with only one aspect of that letter.

While endocannabinoids may protect the brain from aging in most
humans, there is anecdotal evidence that John Ashcroft's brain is not
being protected from damage as he ages by his endocannabinoids. This
may explain the government's incompetence if not its overriding agenda.

Thomas J. Hillgardner

Jamaica, New York