Pubdate: Thu, 04 Dec 2008
Source: Daily Lobo (U of NM, Edu, NM)
Copyright: 2008 Daily Lobo
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Author: Stan White

OBAMA'S ADMINISTRATION WILL END LIES ABOUT MEDICAL  CANNABIS USE

Editor,

One change we can expect to see in president-elect  Barack Obama's 
administration is the end of government  lies, half-truths and 
propaganda concerning medical use  of cannabis. Due to many 
government-recorded and  verifiable facts, some Americans know the 
Bush  administration's Garrison Courtney, spokesman for the  Drug 
Enforcement Administration, is not telling the  truth when he claims 
"There is no such thing as medical  marijuana."

First, the U.S. government supplies patients with  cannabis and has 
for many years, including stockbroker  Irv Rosenfeld, who tours 
America speaking about the  fact.

Second, it's not possible to honestly acknowledge  Marinol and deny 
medicinal use of cannabis in the same  conversation. Marinol pills 
attempt what the plant is  capable of. Third, there are too many 
reputable medical  studies proving cannabis' efficacy to deny it. In 
fact,  there are more than 5,000 years of documented medicinal  use 
of cannabis.

Further, Obama said he would stop financing the federal  government's 
attacks on California's medical cannabis  dispensaries, which may 
help states make the plant  available without using the black market.

Stan White

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