Letters to the editor should be plainspoken. They should also be short. But most importantly they should persuade - your letter doesnt really do that. Also, what is the point of persuading people who agree with you? Thats just a love fest. You need to pitch it to the people who DONT agree. Lets read your letter from the point of view of a conservative 'murrican who voted for Bush....

[QUOTE=seattle420]
Dear Editor,
Since marjuana is now the number 8 cash crop in
washinton state, the time has come to legalize this
benificial herb.
[QUOTE]
Why? So what if lots of ppl grow it? Lots of ppl do stupid things - does that mean we should cave in to them. Anyway, its still the demon weed and will turn nice young girls to life of crime and prostitution

[QUOTE=seattle420]
It's not only just for getting high, it helps the sick
and you can make anything that can be made of wood,
plastic, or oil out of it[QUOTE]
So what? we have wood - and replacing wood with hemp would mean vast tracts of forest land would be given over to hemp. We have plastic and medicine for the sick. How does this justify legalizing this extremely dangerous drug?

Quote Originally Posted by seattle420
The government had better realize this before they are
overgrown!
Hunh? You are making threats? Well I am not impressed by warnings from some pothead (who cant even spell "marijuana" properly) and I doubt if the Federal Government is much worried either.

What you have written is mostly just opinion with arguments to back it up. People will either agree or disagree but no one will be persuaded.