TIME FOR CHANGE

Editor, The Star:

Re: "Hand-wringing over loss of sovereignty is unrealistic," The Star, Aug. 4.

How would you feel if one of your loved ones was treated like a criminal or
a drug addict for using cannabis to combat chemotherapy nausea in the end
stages of their life?

Would you help your brother if he was busted for growing cannabis for his
wife who has Multiple Sclerosis or would you stand by and watch him be
persecuted for his compassion?

Our society obviously needs to be educated on the issue of cannabis use and
that is what Marc Emery is trying to do. He knows the patient community
can't stand up for themselves, they are ill and illness has no borders.

Your comment; "While Canada has a much more lenient or tolerant attitude on
the subject than our counterparts in the U.S., some of the reaction on this
side of the border has been over the top," is ignorant of the truth.

Did you know, in the state of California (one of many) medical cannabis use
has been deemed legal and there are over 100,000 card-carrying, legal users?

The DEA and other US federal enforcement regimes have ruthlessly tried to
discredit state-wide initiatives and have spent billions waging a war on
their own sick and dying citizens.

It's time for change - Larry Campbell says; legalize it, tax it, regulate it.

I say it time to stand up to uneducated and our bullying neighbours, wring
our collective hands together, and just say no.Stop the insanity.

Thank you, Marc Emery - your commitment to our movement is highly respected.

BARB ST. JEAN,

Grand Forks