MEDICAL MARIJUANA WAS EFFECTIVE FOR HER

I was so pleased to read that doctors can no longer be accountable for
suggesting marijuana use to patients when needed ("Medical Pot Use Given a
Boost," Oct. 30). I just finished a year of treatments for breast cancer.
While in chemotherapy treatment, nothing could control my severe nausea and
vomiting. I was prescribed the so-called best prescription drug: Zofran. I
even had it in IV form. After being so weak from vomiting that I didn't
have enough strength to crawl back into bed, I tried marijuana following my
fourth chemo treatment. The symptoms were gone instantly. The marijuana was
the only thing that kept me symptom-free. It was a miracle drug for me. I
don't condone drug use, but feel that medical marijuana is better than the
very expensive and synthetic alternatives in many medical cases.

Allyson Santucci

Palm Desert