Pubdate: Sun, 08 May 2011
Source: Albany Democrat-Herald (OR)
Copyright: 2011 Lee Enterprises
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Author: Jeff Limon

MEDICAL POT: PURE HOOEY

When I read Ed Glick's letter of Sunday, May 1, 2011, concerning the 
growth of medical cannabis in Oregon, I can't help but chuckle. As a 
cancer survivor myself, and having had radiation accompanied by 
severe, severe nausea, I can tell you personally that even 10 years 
ago, there were much better alternatives out there, at least for nausea relief.

I can remember coming home after my first abdominal radiation 
treatment, and having such severe nausea that I felt as though my 
shoes might come up through my stomach and out. At the time, Zofran 
was available, and I was able to take the medicine, take the 
radiation, and actually go to work every day. I did this for 22 more days.

In my mind, the move to legalize medical marijuana is actually an 
underhanded move to legalize pot in general. If that's the issue, 
then fine. Let's just legalize pot. But let's stop cloaking it in the 
fiction of "medical marijuana." There are much better alternatives out there.

Ten years ago, I could've gotten a drug called "Marinol," which is an 
FDA-approved synthetic cannabinoid. The only problem with Marinol is 
that it doesn't get you loaded.

Jeff Limon

Corvallis (May 3)
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