Pubdate: Tue, 14 Dec 2004
Source: Ocean County Observer (NJ)
Copyright: 2004 Ocean County Observer
Contact:  http://www.injersey.com/observer/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1212
Author: Stan White
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n1715/a13.html?202582
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/mmj.htm (Cannabis - Medicinal)
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/people/Jim+Miller

DEATH AND A PERSPECTIVE ON MEDICAL MARIJUANA

As a Colorado citizen who voted for Amendment 20, allowing sick citizens 
cannabis, I support Toms River resident Jim Miller's request to limit 
government's ability to cage sick citizens for using cannabis.

The government wants us to believe that cannabis is a weapon of mass 
destruction.

Since Colorado enacted its initiative, rates of cannabis use have not 
increased and the sky hasn't fallen. Every state, in recent memory, that's 
seen an initiative allowing medical use of cannabis, passed it, batting a 
thousand.

For perspective, imagine a family member with cancer being allowed to 
self-induce morphine every six minutes for pain, but be prohibited from 
using cannabis to even see if it helps. That's the way I looked at it when 
my son was dying with leukemia.

Stan White, Dillon, Colo.
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