Pubdate: Sat, 03 Nov 2012
Source: Times Record (Fort Smith, AR)
Copyright: 2012 Stephens Media Group
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Author: Dan Glasho

HELP LEGALIZE MARIJUANA

Vote "yes" on Issue 5, for medical marijuana. Those people who will 
vote against medical marijuana are either closed-minded or ignorant. 
There are numerous other drugs worse than marijuana which are now 
legal for medical purposes, including OxyContin, codeine, morphine 
and countless other pain killers. If these hard drugs can be legal 
for medical use, why shouldn't a natural herb such as marijuana?

Some sick people, such as cancer patients, could use marijuana to 
increase their appetite and ease pain. From what I have researched, 
there is no high addiction level such as OxyContin and other pain 
killers have. I do not use marijuana, but I will vote for the 
legalization of medical marijuana.

Dan Glasho

Fort Smith
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