Pubdate: Fri, 20 May 2005 Source: Hill, The (US DC) Copyright: 2005 The Hill Contact: http://www.hillnews.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1509 Author: Kirk Muse Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v05/n760/a06.html DRUG INDUSTRY IS THE ONE OPPOSED TO POT Regarding your May 10 story ('Montel Williams opens up about medicinal marijuana'), I believe Williams is wrong when he says that the Bush administration is opposed to medicinal marijuana because it believes the garbage about how it doesn't work. The Bush administration and the drug war cheerleaders are opposed to medicinal marijuana because they know that the pharmaceutical industry doesn't want this easy-to-grow herb replacing its very expensive and patented medications. The Bush administration people know how much money the pharmaceutical industry has donated to the Republican party and Republican candidates. (See the Web site www.saynotodrugs.org ) After all, the drug companies are not in business for anybody's health, but rather to make money. Kirk Muse Mesa, Ariz. - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake