MARIJUANA ISSUE

I think it is wrong to jail people for using legal, proven, medical treatments.

Science, patients and physicians have determined that marijuana is a safe,
effective medicine. Pretending it doesn't exist or will go away is no
longer an option.

The feds need to back off and let voting Americans regulate medical
marijuana within their states for the maximum benefit of society.

Our federal government is not honoring states' rights, refuses to uphold
the voters recorded wishes and ignores legal documentation reflecting state
law. The Hinchey-Rohrabacher Amendment would have ensured that the Justice
Department would stop persecuting and prosecuting law-abiding patients and
licensed providers.

Medical marijuana programs can generate revenue for further research and
other health programs. The potential benefits of the hemp plant and the
revenue it would bring to our agricultural industries, ecology, economy and
health have been intentionally prevented because of the association with
marijuana.

Think of the potential money saved when the DEA and the U.S. Justice
Department stop spending any more taxpayer money to raid and prosecute
medical marijuana patients or their providers.

Where is our compassion? Where is respect for the democratic process?

Where are our priorities?

Deitra Lied

Canutillo