Pubdate: Sat, 29 Apr 2006 Source: St. Petersburg Times (FL) Copyright: 2006 St. Petersburg Times Contact: http://www.sptimes.com/letters/ Website: http://www.sptimes.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/419 Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v06/n529/a04.html Author: Len Keller IT'S ABOUT THE MONEY Re: FDA puts politics before science, editorial. Follow the money. Who stands to lose the most if marijuana is legalized in any way, limited or otherwise? Answer: the pharmaceutical companies, Merck, Pfizer, Eli Lilly, etc. Besides the hundreds of millions of dollars they spend annually advertising to convince you that you need their chemicals, they also spend millions of dollars each year lining the pockets of your members of Congress to ensure that marijuana never cuts into the profits they make from the chemicals only they can produce. After all, anyone with a little dirt and water can grow marijuana. Len Keller, Seminole - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake