MEDICINAL HERBS HELP

Regarding Lea Palleria Cox's Nov. 14 letter, "Marijuana is not
'medicine,'" if Cox thinks marijuana is not medicine, she is
certainly free to not use it. Hopefully Cox will not become a victim
of multiple sclerosis, AIDS, glaucoma, arthritis or have cancer and
need chemotherapy treatments that cause acute nausea and total loss
of appetite. Because marijuana treats all of these diseases and many more.

Marijuana is a natural herb. Like many other natural herbs, it has
medicinal qualities, but because it's a natural product it cannot be
patented. So the pharmaceutical industry cannot profit from it.

My personal physician has recommended that I use another natural herb
called turmeric, which is available in the spice section of grocery
stores. Turmeric, like marijuana, causes a reduction of inflammation.
And like marijuana, turmeric reduces the likelihood that a user will
develop Alzheimer's disease. Does Cox think that we should
criminalize turmeric and other herbs?

Kirk Muse

Mesa, ARIZ.