Pubdate: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 Source: Ottawa Citizen (CN ON) Copyright: 2002 The Ottawa Citizen Contact: http://www.canada.com/ottawa/ottawacitizen/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/326 Author: Ian Harris Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v02/n1540/a08.html Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/mmjcn.htm (Cannabis - Medicinal - Canada) CANNABIS CURES Re: Medical marijuana worries McLellan, Aug. 20. This concern about cannabis is rubbish. When people are very ill, suffering from the side effects of very toxic drugs and treatment, cannabis has been proven to give them an appetite for food and stop the nausea. When these symptoms are treated with pharmacological drugs, patients suffer from a host of other side effects. This cycle goes on and on, and is based on politics rather than a logical attempt to help suffering human beings. Ian Harris, London, England - --- MAP posted-by: Tom