Pubdate: Tue, 12 Mar 2013
Source: Los Angeles Times (CA)
Copyright: 2013 Los Angeles Times
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Author: Daphne Brogdon
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v13/n107/a12.html

POT MISGIVINGS

Re "Medical pot is here to stay," Column, March 8

I'm glad that Los Angeles City Councilman Bill Rosendahl has the 
marijuana he needs to help him cope with symptoms related to his 
cancer and treatment. But I'm sorry that his remarks at a City 
Council hearing on banning pot shops - "You want to kill me?" - were 
not balanced by someone like me, who could have said, "You are 
helping to destroy a family member."

Pot can be helpful for patients like Rosendahl, but it can also be a 
powerful addictive drug that ruins the mind. I'm tired of people 
saying that "it's just pot." It's just wine unless you abuse it.

Doctors have told my family that marijuana can cause psychotic 
breaks. Sadly, we have found this to be true.

Within a mile of my house in one direction, there are eight pot 
clinics. Must this unchecked threat to our mental health continue?

Daphne Brogdon

Los Angeles
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