Pubdate: Fri, 06 Sep 2002
Source: NOW Magazine (Canada)
Copyright: 2002 NOW Communications Inc.
Contact:  http://www.nowtoronto.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/282
Author: Brian Martinka
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/mmj.htm (Cannabis - Medicinal)

DON'T CALL POT MEDICINE

The overwhelming amount of copy expressing compassion for the 
weed-demanding terminally ill that's crammed into NOW is truly touching.

But really, how stupid do you think people are? It's blatantly clear that 
the ill are being used by the pot lobby to achieve their objective of 
making it widely accessible for all. Sadly, on some level, it's working.

Ultimately, it's very difficult to argue with a magazine that's convinced 
tobacco is unhealthy because it's sold by greedy multinational capitalist 
pigs. And that with pot the negative effects diminish. Just don't call that 
crap a "medicine." That word is reserved for things that cure, not numb.

Brian Martinka, Toronto
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