CANNABIS ISN'T EVIL

Letter writer Joe Canzoneri ("Don't give in to intimidation") is
certainly entitled to his opinion, fanatical as it may be. However,
with this mountain of empirical and anecdotal evidence before us, his
audacious claim that cannabis has no medicinal value is absolutely
insane. This kind of attitude is simply the direct result of the
anti-cannabis smear campaign that was started back in the 1930s.

For the last year I have worked at a medi-pot dispensary and have seen
over 2,000 patients. These people have no reason to lie as we
interview them about what ails them and how cannabis helps relieve,
prevent and in many cases cure their ailments. Knowing how much we
help people relieve their pain, help them sleep, and help them find an
alternative to dangerous and addictive synthetic narcotics is what
inspires us to open our doors every day, even in the face of constant
law enforcement harassment. Cannabis may smell, but it is not evil.
Please get educated and drop the cannabis is evil myth.

Robert Galia, Chico