Pubdate: Mon, 21 May 2001
Source: Press Democrat, The (CA)
Copyright: 2001 The Press Democrat
Contact:  http://www.pressdemo.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/348
Author: Annette Cooper

HEARTLESS RULING

EDITOR: I find it deeply disturbing when the high court (no pun intended) 
of our country makes the proclamation that "medical necessity is not a 
defense to manufacturing and distributing marijuana." It makes one wonder 
whose "medical necessity" is included (or not included) in such a 
dictatorial and dogmatic comment. Anyone who's ever had a friend or 
relative in chemotherapy knows how debilitating and painful it can be. How 
heartless.

What ever happened to "states' rights"? And by the way, marijuana is not 
manufactured.

Annette Cooper, Santa Rosa
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