Pubdate: Thu, 16 Oct 2014
Source: Tampa Tribune (FL)
Copyright: 2014 The Tribune Co.
Contact: http://tbo.com/list/news-opinion-letters/submit/
Website: http://tbo.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/446
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v14/n795/a06.html
Author: Thomas Reinhart
Page: 14A
Section: Letter of the day

POT AMENDMENT NOT THAT SCARY

Susan Latvala Alarmist About Pot Amendment

Regarding, "Amendment 2 threatens communities in Sunshine State" by 
Susan Latvala (Other Views, Oct. 10): Whoa, Susan! Stop the alarmist 
tactic. Amendment 2 specifically identifies the debilitating medical 
conditions that a patient must have in order to obtain medical 
marijuana. Other medical conditions might eventually qualify pending 
approval of the patient's physician and of the state. The physician 
must also indicate the approximate duration that the patient will be 
using medical marijuana. Therefore this amendment does not mean that 
the patient is granted a lifetime ability to acquire marijuana. The 
amendment also specifically states that the drug is to be used only 
by the permitted patient and it cannot be used in a place of 
education or employment, or in or on any type of vehicle.

The full text of Amendment 2 is available online. I'm sure Susan 
Latvala has read it, but she indeed possesses a highly vivid 
imagination if she gleaned the testimony of her article from the 
words of this proposed amendment.

Thomas Reinhart, Tampa
- ---
MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom