Pubdate: Fri, 4 Jan 2008
Source: National Post (Canada)
Copyright: 2008 Southam Inc.
Contact:  http://www.nationalpost.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/286
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v08/n004/a05.html
Author: Russell Barth

POT HAS IMPROVED THEIR LIVES

Re: 'The Folly Of Marijuana Use,' letter to the editor, Jan. 3.

In 2002 my wife was having up to three epileptic seizures each week. 
In May of that year she quit using the pharmaceuticals that were 
failing to prevent the seizures and started using cannabis daily. In 
2007, she had only four seizures in total. Video footage of one of 
her seizures has been on YouTube for almost a year 
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nV40H_g-NJo), with over 150,000 
views. My wife and I each use between two and 2.5 grams of cannabis 
every day, inhaling it through a vaporizer, which delivers about four 
times the medicine as the same amount when smoked. I use cannabis to 
combat the myriad symptoms of Fibromyalgia. In the past 12 months, I 
have stopped using my mechanical wheelchair and returned to the 
stand-up comedy stage.

Using cannabis every three hours has improved both of our lives 
dramatically. We are healthier, happier and more community-oriented. 
"Folly" indeed.

Russell Barth, federal medical marijuana licence holder, Ottawa.