Pubdate: Sun, 08 Feb 2009 Source: North County Times (Escondido, CA) Copyright: 2009 North County Times Contact: http://www.nctimes.com/forms/letters/editor.html Website: http://www.nctimes.com Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1080 Author: Frank Straw POT IMPROVES CANCER PATIENTS' QUALITY OF LIFE In regards to Judy Carter's letter of Feb. 3: On March 9, it will be six years since my wife lost her battle to metastasizing breast cancer. She had years of chemotherapy sessions. They cause a nausea that is unyielding. Her nausea was beyond control with any prescription that is available at the pharmacy. Her weight plummeted from a robust 140 pounds to 69 pounds. We were running out of options for her. I asked our oncologist to prescribe medicinal marijuana. Within one week, her nausea was under control; within three weeks, she was putting weight back on. We got her weight up to 99 pounds Why? Because medicinal marijuana is a good anti-nausea medicine and appetite stimulator. Sadly, we lost her a few months later. I thank God that she didn't have to starve to death. So next time you think it's the kids that you worry about, think of the cancer patients. Think that their only relief is the use of a drug that has been found to be helpful in restoring appetite and reducing nausea. The supervisors were dead wrong on their position. But don't worry, Judy, the youth of our county will still find their marijuana on the streets, where they have always found it. Frank Straw Escondido - --- MAP posted-by: Larry Seguin