Re: Vote No On Amendment 2, |Oct. 5, editorial

A few weeks after you print poignant stories about Floridians who have been helped by using marijuana, you say vote no on Amendment 2? Way to crush the hopes of relief for the terminally ill and those dealing with severe pain and debilitating illnesses.

Your reasons seem so disingenuous. You don't think doctors are capable of ethically and intelligently recommending marijuana, as they do with any drug, for their patients? A morally corrupt or incompetent doctor can exploit any medication, Oxycontin being a case in point.

The editorial says that the Legislature has refused to act on medical marijuana, then adds, lamely, that 'on occasion, the Legislature has demonstrated that it can tackle tough issues.' Well, while we wait for that 'occasion,' people continue to suffer and die.

Maryellen Mariani, Seminole

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