POT SMOKERS NOT EVIL PEOPLE

I am raffling a bong with much local support. Proceeds will be donated to
RGL Volunteer Fire Company on Aug. 10. It is a very beautiful 18-inch
color-changing glass bong that I have named "The Twin Towers." Retail value
is $100, and I have collected more than the bong is worth.

Donations have come from people who choose to smoke. I want to send a
message that pot smokers are not evil people but are from all walks of life
that include health professionals, government officials, fire company
members, police officers and our neighborhood neighbors.

Marijuana is just a plant, and people and politics make it evil ... or
good. Marijuana smoking has beneficial health purposes.

People should examine the word "freedom." Archaic law should be changed in
New York state with the repeal of the Rockefeller drug laws. Many states in
our country have been decriminalized for smoking marijuana. Why not New
York state?

I'm sure the winner of the bong will be a happy person, and the local fire
company will be happy with the proceeds.

Ina V. Stone Kurz

Ephratah