Mr. Constantine accuses the television character Murphy Brown of
"trivializing drug abuse'' (People Nov. 7) when she is portrayed using
marijuana to relieve nausea caused by chemotherapy.

Does the drug enforcement administrator forget that marijuana has a number
of medicinal virtues, including relief for people with glaucoma?

When will the U.S. govemment realize that marijuana should be legalized?
This would also provide a potentially enormous source of revenue that now
finds its way into the pockets of society's criminal elements.

KAREN McCUSKER. Divonne, France.