OBAMA'S ADMINISTRATION WILL END LIES ABOUT MEDICAL CANNABIS USE

Editor,

One change we can expect to see in president-elect Barack Obama's
administration is the end of government lies, half-truths and
propaganda concerning medical use of cannabis. Due to many
government-recorded and verifiable facts, some Americans know the
Bush administration's Garrison Courtney, spokesman for the Drug
Enforcement Administration, is not telling the truth when he claims
"There is no such thing as medical marijuana."

First, the U.S. government supplies patients with cannabis and has
for many years, including stockbroker Irv Rosenfeld, who tours
America speaking about the fact.

Second, it's not possible to honestly acknowledge Marinol and deny
medicinal use of cannabis in the same conversation. Marinol pills
attempt what the plant is capable of. Third, there are too many
reputable medical studies proving cannabis' efficacy to deny it. In
fact, there are more than 5,000 years of documented medicinal use
of cannabis.

Further, Obama said he would stop financing the federal government's
attacks on California's medical cannabis dispensaries, which may
help states make the plant available without using the black market.

Stan White

Daily Lobo reader