Pubdate: Thu, 30 Jul 2015
Source: Edmonton Sun (CN AB)
Copyright: 2015 Canoe Limited Partnership.
Contact: http://www.edmontonsun.com/letter-to-editor
Website: http://www.edmontonsun.com
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/135
Author: Fred Rode
Page: 14
Note: Parenthetical remark by the Sun editor.

MACROS CLOSURE SAD

The closure of The Mobil Access Compassionate Resources Organization
Society's dispensary goes to show in numerous cases the law does not
understand what or why it is enforcing a law that often is not
supported by the majority of people.

This is one which affects people who need pain relief that they cannot
get from pharmaceuticals. I have a severe case of shingles and a
friend suggested I try marijuana. I tried it and it was more effective
with just two or three puffs than the morphine with no severe side
affects, which the morphine had. These people that got their marijuana
from MACROS will now go underground to obtain it. Is this the right
way to go, I think not.

Fred Rode

(The good news is that there is another company in Alberta that has
been granted a licence to sell medical marijuana in August.)
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