PAIN SUFFERER'S OPTIONS GO FROM BAD TO WORSE

Editor:

I'm responding the Sept. 20 not-so-thoughtful letter from Lora Lee Nye:
"Prop. 203 is a wolf in sheep's clothing."

One of the medications prescribed by my personal physician for my
arthritis pain and inflammation has the rare potential side effect of
death. In other words, if I take this medication as prescribed, I can
die as a result. On the other hand, marijuana has never been
documented to kill a single person in the 5,000-year history of its
use.

For me, marijuana is the more effective medication. Right now, if
adult citizens opt for the safer and more effective medication, they
are subject to arrest and being sent to jail with violent criminals.

Is something wrong with this situation? I think so. Shouldn't adult
citizens have the freedom to choose what goes into their own bodies in
the privacy of their own homes?

Kirk Muse

Mesa