RE: PROHIBITION VS. DEMOCRACY: THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO AND MEDICAL MARIJUANA

Kenneth Michael White writes: "As far as federal law is concerned, a
person using marijuana at a rock concert has the same status as a
person using marijuana based on a doctor's recommendation."

Ok, fine! Neither person deserves criminal sanction for choosing the
non-toxic herb in a nation with thriving alcohol and tobacco industries.

By all means, compassionate medical use has been declared the law of
California; support it. Better yet-- abolish the abomination that is
cannabis prohibition in its entirety.

Rosa Parks would never have settled for "Negroes who are pregnant,
disabled, or have physician certified claustrophobia may ride in the
front portion of the bus..."

Richard P Steeb, San Jose