Pubdate: Fri, 9 Dec 2005 Source: Village News (CA) Copyright: 2005 The Village News Inc. Contact: http://www.thevillagenews.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/3641 Author: Richard P Steeb Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v05/n000/a409.html RE: PROHIBITION VS. DEMOCRACY: THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO AND MEDICAL MARIJUANA Kenneth Michael White writes: "As far as federal law is concerned, a person using marijuana at a rock concert has the same status as a person using marijuana based on a doctor's recommendation." Ok, fine! Neither person deserves criminal sanction for choosing the non-toxic herb in a nation with thriving alcohol and tobacco industries. By all means, compassionate medical use has been declared the law of California; support it. Better yet-- abolish the abomination that is cannabis prohibition in its entirety. Rosa Parks would never have settled for "Negroes who are pregnant, disabled, or have physician certified claustrophobia may ride in the front portion of the bus..." Richard P Steeb, San Jose - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake