SHOW SUPPORT TO REPEAL USE OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA

The Repeal Bill, HB161, concerning medical marijuana has passed out of
the House and is headed for the Senate Judiciary Committee. The
hearing is Friday, 8 a.m., in Room 303 in Helena.

Please contact your senator and governor and let them know that you
support this bill.

Marijuana is the third most widely used addictive substance after
tobacco and alcohol.

A new Dutch study shows that smoking marijuana as a teenager or young
adult raises your risk of having psychotic symptoms later in life. The
findings were reported in the March 1 issue of the BMJ and comes just
weeks after Australian researchers reported on a connection between
smoking marijuana and an onset of psychosis 2.7 years earlier than
those who hadn't used the drug.

This latest study seems to go one step further by showing that
marijuana use actually precedes the onset of symptoms, suggesting a
possible cause-and-effect relationship. The more persistent the use,
the more persistent the symptoms.

There are other ways to help people without getting them addicted to
this drug. Let's repeal the use of medical marijuana!

June Backhaus

Sidney