Pubdate: Sun, 11 Nov 2001 Source: San Francisco Chronicle (CA) Copyright: 2001 Hearst Communications Inc. Contact: http://www.sfgate.com/chronicle/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/388 Author: Paul Imperiale Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v01/n1859/a02.html U.S. SHOULD HONOR PROPOSITION 215 Editor -- San Francisco District Attorney Terence Hallinan's article (Time for the U.S . . .," Nov. 4) hit the bull's-eye. Our federal government has bigger fish to fry than wasting time in an attempt to undermine a voter-mandated, compassionate act for medical marijuana that works in both theory and practice. As the former Citywide Disability Coordinator for Mayors Agnos, Jordan and Brown, I am familiar with the profound need for cutting-edge policies that assist persons with severe disabilities, who rely on marijuana when all other treatment fails. Proposition 215 has been a godsend for those of us who seek quality of life while living with dreadful symptoms that only marijuana can alleviate. Paul Imperiale San Francisco - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake