Pubdate: Thu, 14 Sep 2000
Source: Fresno Bee, The (CA)
Copyright: 2000 The Fresno Bee
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Author: James Riley

MATTER OF PROFITS

Look out. The thought police are going to come and get you. If you are 
growing marijuana, duck. You might get shot without any trial. If you want 
to look at pretty ladies take off their clothes, you may be out of luck. As 
for smoking marijuana, be careful.

The big drug companies have legislators on their payrolls so that only 
their prescription drugs are legally acceptable. They do not want any of 
this wild weed in your house anywhere near the kitchen where you might 
start smoking, laughing and eating good food. Or worse yet, near the 
bedroom, where who knows what might happen?

If Prozac went head-to-head in a popularity contest against marijuana, we 
know which one would win. Bye-bye big corporate profits. Why what could 
happen next? Competitive insurance and gasoline prices! Dogs and cats 
living together! Heterosexuals having fun!

James Riley, Fresno
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