Pubdate: Wed, 25 Sep 2002 Source: Burlington Post (CN ON) Copyright: 2002 Burlington Post Contact: http://www.haltonsearch.com/hr/bp/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1528 Author: Adam Wiggins Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v02/n1767/a03.html Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/find?218 (Canadian Senate Committee on Illegal Drugs) Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/mjcn.htm (Cannabis - Canada) Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/decrim.htm (Decrim/Legalization) COLUMN ACCURATELY DESCRIBED WEAKNESS OF CURRENT MEDICAL MARIJUANA LEGISLATION Bravo to David Harris for his Sept. 18 Burlington Post column Patients exempt from law for marijuana possession still can't make legal buys. Nations around the world (including nine states in the U.S.) have made marijuana legal for medical use, but none provide a safe and legal method of distribution. The apparent impotence of legislators to step up and establish such a system is puzzling. Everyone agrees, from the Canadian Senate committee to the voters themselves, that medical marijuana must be made available to suffering patients who need it. So what are they waiting for? Adam Wiggins, Pasadena, CA (By e-mail) - --- MAP posted-by: Terry Liittschwager