BOOK CAN HELP EXPLAIN MEDICINAL MARIJUANA

I must respectfully disagree with Sandra Lacar's Jan. 30 View Point about
the medicinal use of marijuana. I have personally treated terminally ill
patients who found smoking marijuana to be helpful in relieving their
suffering while in various stages of diseases. It is difficult for me to
understand how anyone would want to deny them that comfort.

Furthermore, the sources Lacar cites to support her position are incomplete
and misleading. Those who wish to know the whole truth about the safety and
effectiveness of smoked marijuana can obtain "Marijuana Myths, Marijuana
Facts: A Summary of the Scientific Evidence" by Lynn Zimmer and John P.
Morgan. It is available in every public library, courtesy of the Drug
Policy Forum of Hawaii.

Jeff Crawford
Kailua
(Via the Internet)