I was pleased to see the October 18 Anthony Lewis column,
"Support is increasing for the medical use of marijuana."
My son is using marijuana under medical supervision. Friends,
family and physicians all agree: my son is alive today because he
uses marijuana.

The American Medical Association, the New England Journal of
Medicine and the National Institutes of Health are among a
growing list of professional organizations urging Congress to
allow research and legal access to marijuana.

Moreover, these professionals are urging open debate of drug
policy. Former AMA president Dr. Lonnie Bristow is a member of
Physician Leadership on National Drug Policy. Similar
organizations are forming in professional circles in Texas.

The Drug Policy Forum of Texas is one such organization. Its
president, Dr. Richard A. Evans, is a member of M.D. Anderson
Associates. Evans is certified by the American Board of Surgery
and has been practicing in Houston since 1978. DPFT is a forum
where policy alternatives to the war on drugs can be discussed by
academicians, policy analysts, public office holders and other
interested citizens.

Texas area physicians should contact DPFT in Dallas at
(214)827-1514. In Houston at (713)784-3196 or write P.O. Box
22499 Houston, Tx. 77227-2499. Log on at:
http://www.mapinc.org/DPFT/

Working together we can treat Washington's 40 billion dollar a
year addiction to the War on Drugs.

Polly Wilmoth
Waco, TX