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Newshawk: Jim
Webpage: http://mapinc.org/url/wZ0ghcwc
Pubdate: Sun, 12 Oct 2014
Source: Daytona Beach News-Journal (FL)
Copyright: 2014 News-Journal Corporation
Contact:
Website: http://www.news-journalonline.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/700
Note: gives priority to local writers
Author: Alan Kaye
Note: Kaye is a retired detective for the state fire marshal. Prior
to that, he spent 18 years on the Daytona Beach Police Department,
including five years as a member of a narcotics task force. He lives
in Edgewater
YES ON AMENDMENT 2: COMPASSION SHOULD GUIDE POT POLICY
Why is Texas billionaire Sheldon Adelson spending millions on
misleading television ads against Amendment 2? These ads remind me of
the 1950s "reefer madness" program launched by the federal government,
meant to stop the compassionate care that medical marijuana will bring
to many suffering from debilitating disease.
These ads are an insult to the intelligence of Florida voters, and fly
in the face of common sense. It only takes a few minutes of computer
research to demystify marijuana and learn the truth.
There are currently 23 states and the District of Columbia with
comprehensive medical marijuana programs in place. According to the
NORML website ( yes, it is a website for marijuana reform, but that
does not negate the research ), "modern research suggests cannabis is a
valuable aid in the treatment of a wide range of clinical
applications; these include pain relief, nausea, spasticity, glaucoma,
and movement disorders ( to mention a few ). Emerging research suggests
marijuana medicinal properties may protect the body against some types
of malignant tumors."
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MAP posted-by: Richard
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