Pubdate: Tue, 07 Dec 2004 Source: Sacramento Bee (CA) Copyright: 2004 The Sacramento Bee Contact: http://www.sacbee.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/376 Author: Alan Archuleta BIG GOVERNMENT Re "Hope for healing," Nov. 26: It seems odd that Bush speaks so passionately against "big government" and yet he wants his administration to dictate what a licensed physician can or cannot recommend to help a patient.Voters in state after state are saying "Yes" to medical marijuana. Sick and elderly patients complying with state law need safe access to their doctor-recommended medicine without interference from the federal government. It is time for the Bush administration to end its war against sick and elderly medical marijuana patients. Alan Archuleta, Davis - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake