Pubdate: Sun, 22 Aug 2004
Source: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (AR)
Copyright: 2004 Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc.
Contact:  http://www.ardemgaz.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/25
Author: Debbie Beachler
Related: Arkansas Alliance for Medical Marijuana http://www.ardpark.org/
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/mmj.htm (Cannabis - Medicinal)
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/opinion.htm (Opinion)

LEGALIZE MEDICAL 'POT'

Marijuana is a natural plant that has been on this Earth for years,
and it's been used for many ailments, so why is it illegal?

Would the government rather force pills or shots on the ones who are
in agonizing pain or have severe loss of appetite due to nausea from
having chemo and radiation treatments ?

If the pills and shots don't work, what then? Are you going to sit
back and watch them turn into skeletons because they're too sick to
eat or put them in a rehab facility because they're addicted to
prescription pain pills?

Stop this crap about how legalizing a natural plant is going to hurt
rather than help. If I had a form, I'd most definitely go house to
house for signatures to legalize the use of medicinal marijuana, and
my name would be the first on the list.

DEBBIE BEACHLER

Roe 
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