LETTER OF THE WEEK

OHIO SHOULD ALLOW MEDICAL MARIJUANA

By Michael Boop

What if you had an infection, a disease or an injury so severe that
it changed your life. What if you were offered several options for
treatment, all of which would leave you in great pain and bedridden?
What if there was one treatment that would allow you to live in
relative peace and comfort, but was illegal to prescribe or use.
Which would you choose?

This is the choice that faces thousands of Ohioans every day. Cancer
patients, AIDS patients, those with multiple sclerosis, those with
degenerative disc disease -- the list goes on and on. Why? Because
our very small thinking and very shortsighted elected officials, who
are supposed to have our best interests and wishes in mind, refuse to
acknowledge studies regarding the medicinal use of marijuana.

Call it reefer madness, just say no, whatever. It comes down to
science: Marijuana has been proved to render aid to these suffering
people, and our Legislature turns a deaf ear to their pleas. Only
Sen. Robert Hagan, D-Youngstown, has the guts to stand up for these
people, proposing Senate Bill 74, the Ohio Medical Marijuana Bill
that is in our state Senate.

Stand with this brave man and contact your local and state
representatives and demand this issue be heard and approved. What if
it was your child, your parents? What if it was you?

Michael Boop

Cridersville

Pubdate - Fri, 17 Nov 2006

Source - Lima News (OH)