LEGAL POT, EMPTIER JAILS

A new study in Neurology clearly shows that marijuana was not only
helpful in treating chronic pain in AIDS patients, but many times
worked better than other prescription drugs and had fewer side
effects. This only validates the experiences of patients and their
doctors.

Yet despite the overcrowding of our costly prison system and mounting
evidence of the benefits of medical marijuana, our state still
incarcerates medical marijuana patients.

It is time for Texas to join the 11 other states that have adopted
medical marijuana legislation and stop incarcerating the sick and
dying.

Stephen Betzen, Dallas