Pubdate: Thu, 24 May 2001
Source: Baltimore Sun (MD)
Copyright: 2001 The Baltimore Sun, a Times Mirror Newspaper.
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Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/37
Author: Michael DeCicco
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/ocbc.htm (Oakland Cannabis Court Case)

GOVERNMENT HAS NO BUSINESS TELLING US HOW TO TREAT PAIN

I do not understand the Supreme Court's decision banning the use of 
marijuana for medicinal purposes ("Justices rule out medical 
marijuana," May 15).

It is not the government's place to tell people what methods or 
substances they can use to alleviate their pain. If a squadron of 
police officers and judges believes that ripping a joint out of the 
hands of a person suffering from cancer or AIDS is justice, then they 
are mistaken.

Citizens should be outraged by this assault upon the most vulnerable among us.

And anyone who is not willing to walk in another person's shoes 
shouldn't attempt to tell him or her what method to use to reduce the 
excruciating pain associated with some of these ailments.

Michael DeCicco
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