'My son is using marijuana under medical supervision. Friends, family and
physicians all agree: my son is alive today because he uses marijuana.'
Polly Wilmoth

Pot as medicine

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)8271514. In
Houston at (713)7843196 or write P.O. Box 22499 Houston, Tx. 772272499.
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