Pubdate: Sun, 04 Mar 2001
Source: Dallas Morning News (TX)
Copyright: 2001 The Dallas Morning News
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Author: A. Hanson
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SUPPORT MEDICAL MARIJUANA BILL

I am a college-educated as well as a seminary-educated 46-year-old male. I 
had to retire as a minister two years ago due to brain cancer. Before I 
developed brain cancer, I had acute leukemia twice. The last battle nearly 
killed me. I was taking massive doses of chemotherapy to stay alive. I 
looked like death warmed over. In two months I lost over 45 pounds. I told 
people at church not to hug me because, literally, you might break one of 
my ribs.

A very wise and understanding doctor told me about marijuana. I had a fit! 
I told him I was a minister, not a pothead. He said, "fine." The next week, 
I again could not eat because of the ungodly nausea. After my chemotherapy 
treatment, I tried the marijuana. I actually ate a meal and did not spend 
hours throwing it up!

There is a bill in the Texas House, sponsored by Rep. Terry Keel, R-Austin, 
permitting the medical usage of marijuana. I pray it passes! Sure, we have 
many anti-nausea drugs, but do you know how expensive they are if you do 
not have insurance? This bill must pass, to end the needless suffering 
people like myself went through!

A. Hanson, DeSoto 
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