MARIJUANA LAWS MEAN LITTLE TO THE SUFFERING

It saddens me to reads of attitudes toward medical marijuana such as were
expressed in Todd Chisam's "Clever marijuana ruse" letter on April 30. When
cancer strikes someone close to you, as was the case with my mother, you'd,
if need be, enter the gates of Hell to find a substance to lessen the
victims suffering.

At that point,law means nothing. Threats of arrest go unheeded. The whole
"system" of drug laws, prevention, politics and such become barriers to
easing the pain of that person you love so much.

My mother was dying of breast cancer.She had been cut to pieces by
surgeons, her breasts gone, baldheaded from radiation treatments,vomiting
from chemotherapy sessions, six days without being able to eat a bite of
food or sip a teaspoonful of water.

In desperation, I gave her a small amount of marijuana. Her vomiting
stopped immediately.She ate like a horse for ten hours straight. The next
morning she was out of bed and working in her garden.

The awful suffering ended, thanks to marijuana. The substance gave her six
months more of life. In the end she died in her own bed at home,without
pain.

Tell me, all you oh-so-cleaver posturing politicians,police chiefs or
whatever, what is your answer? What would you have families like mine do in
cases such as ours? Mayby salute the flag while our loved ones scream in
pain?

Folks, when you've lived through what my family has, you'll look at the
medical marijuana issue in a new light. It'll change your politics, I
guarantee you. You'll see through the bigwigs out there who are using the
issue to win re-election and retain their cushy government jobs.

Checked-by: jwjohnson@netmagic.net (Joel W. Johnson)