Pubdate: Thu, 30 Oct 2014
Source: Pensacola News Journal (FL)
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Author: Edward Boddy

VOTE YES ON AMENDMENT 2

Florida already is a medical marijuana state. Thanks to Matt Gaetz,
the Florida Legislature, and the signature of Gov. Scott, we currently
have a program using marijuana to treat the seizures of children with
epilepsy.

There are other people in Florida, both children and adults, with
diseases research has shown marijuana to be effective in treating.
These include multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's, Crohn's syndrome
fibromyalgia and others.

What Amendment 2 seeks to accomplish is to expand the current program
so that others, under their doctor's guidance, can be treated with
medical marijuana. It seems reasonable to me that medical marijuana
should be available as a prescription when a doctor's professional
judgment deems it a suitable treatment.

Vote "YES" on Amendment 2 on Nov. 4.

- - Edward Boddy

Pensacola
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