Jailed for Medicine

ALABAMA CAN DO BETTER

Re "Ashamed of government" (Speak Out, Sept. 17), and "Anniston man
finds one state's medicine is another's illicit drug" (News article, Aug. 18):

Many people in America believe Alabama is a backwards-thinking state,
but somehow I have confidence in believing Alabama residents know the
difference between what's right and wrong and strive to live accordingly.

Caging a sick human for using what God indicates He created and says
is good on literally the very first page of the Bible is wrong.
Alabama should move quickly to make a medical exemption for Michael
Lapihuska and other sick citizens who choose to use the God-given
plant cannabis (marijuana) in order to protect them from overzealous
government. Our goal should be to love one another, and it's
ultimately the right thing to do.

Stan White

Dillon, Colo.