Pubdate: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 Source: Modesto Bee, The (CA) Copyright: 2006 The Modesto Bee Contact: http://www.modbee.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/271 Author: Jeaninne Almendarez Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/mmj.htm (Cannabis - Medicinal) Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/find?115 (Cannabis - California) ONUS IS ON CLUBS TO VERIFY LETTERS This letter is in response to "As the sick seek pot alternatives, questions swirl" (Oct.8, Page B-1). Proposition 215 was passed by California voters to allow the use of marijuana by those under the written recommendation of their physicians. However, the use of marijuana is illegal under federal law. Nonprofit organizations that sell medicinal marijuana are under constant watch from law enforcement to ensure that this drug is only sold to patients who have written recommendations from their doctors. It is the responsibility of the suppliers of this drug to verify the validity of letters. If store owners cannot be responsible enough to do so, then they deserve to be shut down. Proposition 215 was not passed to allow anyone capable of forging a letter a legal way to get high. Jeaninne Almendarez Waterford - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom