DOES MARIJUANA CURE?

Re: "Marijuana: two views" (Letters, March 3):

With the mountain of empirical and anecdotal evidence before us, Mr.
Canzoneri's audacious claim that cannabis has no medicinal value is
absolutely insane. This kind of attitude is 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