Pubdate: Sun, 10 Feb 2008
Source: Oregonian, The (Portland, OR)
Copyright: 2008 The Oregonian
Contact:  http://www.oregonlive.com/oregonian/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/324
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v08/n128/a09.html
Author: Arthur Livermore

ARGUMENTS DRAW LINE: CRIMINALS VS. PATIENTS

Your editorial "Don't make a bad marijuana law worse" (Feb. 4) claims 
that Oregon's medical marijuana "law is clearly being abused in a big 
way." The evidence you give to support this claim is that 16,000 
people have medical marijuana cards.

Who are these people? They're your neighbors and co-workers. Their 
doctors have determined that medical marijuana is appropriate 
medication for them. They suffer from a long list of conditions (see 
www.letfreedomgrow.com/cmu/DrTodHMikuriya_list.htm ) and they do not 
use marijuana to get "stoned." They use it to be normal, functioning 
human beings.

Cannabis medicine has re-entered mainstream medical practice. One out 
of every four doctors in Oregon has recommended medical marijuana. It 
is time to accept this and stop persecuting people based on the 
medicine they use.

Arthur Livermore

National director

American Alliance for Medical Cannabis

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