Pubdate: Mon, 29 Sep 2003 Source: Denver Post (CO) Copyright: 2003 The Denver Post Corp Contact: http://www.denverpost.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/122 Author: Ralph Givens Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v03/n1475/a08.html?1083 Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v03/n1447/a10.html?1083 POT PROMOTION? The Post's articles on "medical marijuana" sound more like promotional pieces than good reporting. Is there some reason that marinol, which is synthetic THC, was not mentioned? It cannot be because of the difficulty in finding data. A Google search located the Drug Enforcement Agency site on the topic (www.usdoj.gov/dea/ongoing/marinol.html) for me in seconds. The physician who was quoted as saying he doesn't "feel marijuana is a dangerous drug" has not done his homework. Anything that can produce intoxication, disorientation as to time and place, and partial memory loss of events is certainly dangerous. Ralph Givens Cedaredge - --- MAP posted-by: Larry Seguin