Pubdate: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 Source: Kalamazoo Gazette (MI) Copyright: 2006 Kalamazoo Gazette Contact: http://www.mlive.com/mailforms/kzgazette/letters/index.ssf Website: http://www.mlive.com/kzgazette/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/588 Author: Richard P. Steeb Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v06.n216.a03.html END FRANCISCO PERSECUTION This Ann Arbor native finds it incredible that Greg Francisco of Paw Paw is being subjected to such harsh results from such a non-offense, based on the story in the Feb. 16 Kalamazoo Gazette, ``Former school counselor says he's a target after drug arrest.'' I can recall a seed sprouting in a leaky Corvair I had in the 1970s. The stuff I smoke daily now has no seeds. When will the reefer-madness end? Aside from the colossal waste of precious taxpayer-funded resources, the rank injustice is appalling. By now, Francisco deserves restitution, not further persecution. It is long past time to legalize cannabis and spare us all the waste and grief. Richard P. Steeb San Jose, Calif. - --- MAP posted-by: Larry Seguin