Pubdate: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 Source: Nanaimo Daily News (CN BC) Copyright: 2010 Nanaimo Daily News Contact: http://www.canada.com/nanaimodailynews/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1608 Author: Russell Barth MEDICAL MARIJUANA HAS PREVENTATIVE QUALITIES Re: 'Dementia a looming crisis, says new report' (Daily News, Jan. 4) Medical marijuana has been positively indicated in treating not only the symptoms of Alzheimer's, but also in blocking a protein that causes it. But don't bother telling anyone. They won't believe it -- no matter how much science you show them -- and even if they do, they will still put grandpa on thorazine because that is what they think they are supposed to do. They would rather have him throwing a tantrum in the mall than -- heaven forbid -- smoking a joint outside. Russell Barth Napean, Ont. - --- MAP posted-by: Jo-D