PROTECT MEDICAL MARIJUANA RIGHT

A lot has been said by Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and other elected officials
about the right of Oregonians to determine how they die. I would like to
see them be just as compassionate about how Oregonians live.

Just as the assisted-suicide initiative was passed by Oregon voters, so was
the Oregon Medical Marijuana Act. But I don't see our elected officials
lining up to protect the rights of Oregonians to the medicine many have
found to be best for their particular conditions.

So I guess if I have terminal cancer and want to end my pain by ending my
life, it will be OK with many elected officials, but if I want to treat my
pain and nausea with marijuana, my rights can be ignored by many of the
same officials.

Rachel Rose

Northeast Portland