THIS WHOLE MEDICAL-MARIJUANA THING IS A CHARADE DrugSense FOCUS Alert #435 - Sunday, 21 March 2010 Our headline comes from a column by the managing editor of The Pueblo Chieftain which is at http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v10.n192.a07.html It introduces three news items and a column with a hint that more may follow in the future. The items are: Medical Marijuana: Remedy or Smoke Screen? http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v10.n192.a04.html Doctors Defend or Disparage Medical Marijuana http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v10.n192.a05.html Legislature's Decisions to Guide Local Pot Regulation http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v10.n192.a06.html Column: Marijuana Expedition a Real Trip http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v10.n193.a04.html Is medicinal marijuana a charade? That is for you to decide. Now and in the future news clippings specific to Colorado appear at http://www.mapinc.org/states/CO/ , dispensary items at http://www.mapinc.org/topic/dispensaries and United Stated medicinal cannabis items at http://www.mapinc.org/find?253 . Many of the news clippings may be worthy targets for your letters to the editor. An anonymous donor has challenged DrugSense and MAP to raise $25.000 in new donations and/or increases in current monthly donations. Once the goal is achieved the donor will provide us with $25.000 which is needed within months for us to continue our work. Please help us meet the challenge by going http://www.drugsense.org/donate.htm Suggestions for writing letters are at our Media Activism Center http://www.mapinc.org/resource/#guides Recently updated facts you may find of value for writing your letters are at Medical Marijuana http://www.drugwarfacts.org/cms/node/54 and Marijuana http://www.drugwarfacts.org/cms/node/53 Prepared by: Richard Lake, Senior Editor www.mapinc.org =.

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