Total Marijuana Ban Senseless

Marijuana should be used as a medicine.

It has been shown to reduce vomiting and nausea in patients undergoing
chemotherapy. It has improved the appetite of AIDS patients, reduced the
pain and muscle spasms of people with epilepsy, multiple sclerosis and
other illnesses.

The federal government says it will fund a $1 million review of the
literature on medical marijuana, yet it has refused to do a clinical
study, which is what's really needed. There is clear evidence that
marijuana has much potential value medically, but the government has
opposed it at every step.

What we are talking about here is what's in the best interest of people
suffering from illnesses, not 16yearolds smoking pot with their
friends. How is it that doctors can prescribe morphine, a drug which is
more harmful and addictive to the human body, but are not able to
prescribe marijuana? It doesn't make sense.

Erik A. Kelley
Bonners Ferry, ID