Pubdate: Fri, 27 Feb 2004 Source: Casper Star-Tribune (WY) Copyright: 2004 Casper Star-Tribune Contact: http://www.trib.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/765 Author: Richard J. Rawlings, http://www.mapinc.org/writers/Richard+Rawlings GIVE POT A FAIR SHAKE Editor: Regarding the AP article "Pot-growing handbook burns library critics," of Feb. 23: Robert Gathercole as a lot of nerve comparing growing marijuana to bomb-making, assassination, or how to make methamphetamine and child pornography. When there are a lot of sick, suffering, and dying people that use marijuana for medical purposes. It seems that most people have forgotten who put this plant upon this earth. Well I have not. Genesis 1:29 will show us God's intent for all seed-bearing plants, which includes marijuana. Timothy 4:1-4 show God's contempt and condemnation for those people who are opposed to marijuana in any way. Personally, I am getting very tired of people comparing a plant to weapons of mass destruction, and being treated as a domestic terrorist. Is God a criminal because he planted and gave us marijuana? RICHARD J. RAWLINGS, Bartonville, Ill. U.S. Marijuana Party Of Illinois - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake