NO STONER JOKES, PLEASE

[Re: "Weed for health," People, News, Oct. 29] Although this article was
sympathetic to medical marijuana users, as a Federally Licensed Medical
Marijuana User who is also married to one, I must say that I was offended by
the line in the subhead, "get high on his supply." Although highness
sometimes occurs, it is not the goal. Symptom alleviation is, and often that
is under-managed.

Also, we do not "score weed," we acquire our medicine. Please refrain
from using vaguely or pointedly derogatory jargon when discussing
medical marijuana. Our lives are difficult enough without having to
deal with the winks and giggles that come with the stigma of terms
like "dope," "stoner" and the like.

Russell Barth, Federally Licensed Medical Marijuana User,

Patients Against Ignorance and Discrimination on Cannabis