LEAVE IT TO DOCTORS

I applaud The Post and Courier's sensible stance regarding medical marijuana
in the June 17 editorial "Mercy and medical marijuana." I have never used
marijuana -- not even once. Nor am I the least bit interested in trying the
drug if it were legalized for recreational use. But if I become afflicted
with a serious illness and my doctor thinks marijuana might lessen my
chronic pain or control my nausea, I hope he would be allowed to prescribe
it as he would any other drug or treatment.

Medical decisions should be left to trained physicians and not legislators
or judges.

Robert Westerfelhaus