Pubdate: Sat, 25 Dec 2004
Source: Baltimore Sun (MD)
Copyright: 2004 The Baltimore Sun, a Times Mirror Newspaper.
Contact:  http://www.baltimoresun.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/37
Author: Richard Wheeler
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/mmj.htm (Cannabis - Medicinal)
Note: All were titled Why deny relief to people in pain?
Individual titles by MAPinc

THINK ABOUT IT

Without question, physicians should have the authority to prescribe
marijuana to patients who might benefit from its use.

We're not talking about the general population here. We're talking
about patients with serious disabilities that would warrant a
physician prescribing a drug to ease their pain or provide some other
benefit.

Think about it. We allow physicians to prescribe pharmaceutical drugs
by the millions that are far more powerful and addictive than
marijuana. We trust their judgment in choosing what's best for our
care.

So why take the option of marijuana out of their arsenal?

Richard Wheeler,

Hanover
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